Alejandro Serrano and Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune A federal appeals court late Tuesday night stopped a state law allowing Texas police to arrest people suspected of illegally crossing the Texas-Mexico border — hours after the U.S. Supreme Court had allowed it to go into effect. Earlier in the …
Read More »Supreme Court Permits Texas Police To Arrest People Who Illegally Cross The Border As The SB 4 Legal Clash Continues
Uriel J. García and Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune The U.S. Supreme Court in a 6-3 decision on Tuesday ruled that a law allowing Texas police to arrest people suspected of illegally crossing the Texas-Mexico border can take effect while a legal battle over the new state law empowering local …
Read More »Supreme Court Halts Texas’ Immigration Law, Sets Stage for Legal Showdown on State Authority
Jimmy Williams The Supreme Court has temporarily blocked Texas’ controversial immigration law that would empower state officers to arrest individuals suspected of entering the U.S. illegally. The move comes after the Justice Department requested intervention, highlighting concerns about the law’s impact on the federal government’s immigration authority and its potential …
Read More »Texas Law Allowing Police To Arrest Migrants Suspected Of Being In Country Illegally Blocked By Federal Judge
Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune A federal judge in Austin on Thursday halted a new state law that would allow Texas police to arrest people suspected of crossing the Texas-Mexico border illegally. The law, Senate Bill 4, was scheduled to take effect Tuesday. U.S. District Judge David Ezra issued …
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