texas immigration law

The ongoing legal dispute surrounding a contentious Texas immigration statute may lead to a Supreme Court review, potentially reopening discussions on a landmark decision that largely invalidated Arizona’s “show me your papers” legislation and affirmed federal jurisdiction over immigration. Texas’ SB 4, permitting state officials to arrest and detain individuals suspected of illegal entry into … Read more

Late Tuesday night, a federal appeals court reinstated the hold on Texas’ contentious immigration law, following the Supreme Court’s earlier decision to permit the state to enforce the measure. A three-judge panel at the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals voted 2-1 to overturn a previous ruling, which temporarily allowed the law—granting state officials the … Read more