"Federal Appeals Court Blocks Texas Immigration-Enforcement Law Again"

A federal appeals court has upheld the hold on Texas' immigration enforcement law, SB 4, which allows local and state police to arrest individuals suspected of being in the country illegally and empowers local judges to order a migrant to return to Mexico. The court's decision comes after the U.S. Supreme Court briefly allowed the law to go into effect before halting it. The case's ultimate resolution could be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court, and arguments are scheduled for April 3. The law has been challenged by the Biden administration, El Paso County, and immigrant rights groups, who argue that immigration enforcement is the federal government's duty and that SB 4 could lead to racial profiling.