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Texas' controversial new immigration law—which, per a recent US Supreme Court thumbs-up, would allow state officials to arrest those they suspect of being in the US.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) Texas’ plans to arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the U.S. will remain on hold under a federal appeals court order that likely prevents enforcement of Republican Gov. .
Texas’ plans to arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the U.S. will remain on hold under a federal appeals court order. The ruling likely prevents enforcement of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s new immigration law until a broader decision on whether it is legal. The 2-1 ruling late Tuesday from a three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals stops the Texas law from temporarily taking effect for a second time. It follows a confusing few hours last week when the law was in effect. That set off anger and anticipation along the U.S.-Mexico border. Texas authorities announced no arrests made under the law during that short window.