A Texas law that allows local and state police officers to arrest people suspected of being in the country illegally is now in effect after a decision from the U.S. Supreme Court. Immigrant rights groups and the Biden administration have argued the law is unconstitutional and will unfairly target Texans of color.
Migrants wait to be processed by the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol after they crossed the Rio Grande and entered the U.S. from Mexico on Oct. 19, 2023, in Eagle Pass.
The measure, Senate Bill 4, makes unauthorized entry into Texas a state crime. It also allows local judges to order a migrant charged under the state law to return to Mexico — regardless of where the immigrant is from.by U.S. District Judge David Ezra last month after lawsuits by the Biden administration and immigrant rights groups alleged the legislation is discriminatory and unconstitutional.
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