Just hours after the U.S. Supreme Court said Texas can enforce its border law, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals panel hearing arguments on the merits of the law temporarily blocked it again Tuesday night.
Just hours after the U.S. Supreme Court said Texas can enforce its SB4 border law, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel hearing arguments on the merits of the law temporarily blocked it again.Senate Bill 4 is a law that would give Texas law enforcement officers the authority to arrest anyone they suspect of crossing into the United States illegally.On Tuesday afternoon, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the strict new immigration law to take effect.
"People aren't going to want a criminal conviction on their record. Most of the people that are coming here illegally ultimately hope to gain citizenship or at least a legal status. When you have a criminal record, it makes it a whole lot more difficult to do that," said Brandon Judd, the president of the National Border Patrol Council.
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