Texas law allowing police to arrest migrants suspected of being in country illegally blocked by federal judge
Immigration,Border Patrol,US Senate,Border Bill,US Congress,Justice Department,Border Crisis,US-Mexico Border
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 a preliminary injunction that will keep it from being enforced while a court battle continues playing out. Texas is being sued by the federal government and several immigration advocacy organizations. Texas appealed the ruling to the conservative 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Ezra said in his order Thursday that the federal government “will…
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