"Appeals Court Halts Enforcement of Controversial Texas Immigration Law Again"

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals halted the enforcement of a Texas immigration law that allows state law enforcement to arrest individuals suspected of entering the country illegally, just hours after the Supreme Court allowed the law to take effect. The Biden administration's emergency application to block the law was rejected by the conservative majority on the Supreme Court, with three liberal justices dissenting. The law, signed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, makes crossing the border illegally a crime and enables local law enforcement to arrest suspects, but critics argue it could lead to civil rights violations and racial profiling. Mexico has stated it will not accept deportations of non-Mexican citizens from Texas, and the White House has criticized the law as politicizing the border.