"Texas Immigration Law Faces Legal Rollercoaster: From Enforcement to Block and Back Again"

A federal appeals court has ordered a pause on Texas' SB4 immigration law, which would allow police to arrest migrants who illegally cross the border from Mexico and impose criminal penalties, shortly after the Supreme Court said it could go into effect. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals split 2-1 in favor of blocking the law, with the same court set to hear arguments on the issue. The Biden administration has argued that the law conflicts with federal immigration law and that states have no authority to legislate on the issue.