The Supreme Court has allowed Texas to implement a law that allows state police to arrest immigrants on state, not federal, charges if they illegally enter the United States from Mexico.
The high court’s 6-3 decision comes just one day after the high court ruled to continue a temporary hold that was initially issued on March 4. Justice Samuel Alito, who covers matters stemming from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, led the order.
Associate Justice Samuel Alito joins other members of the Supreme Court as they pose for a group portrait on Oct. 7, 2022, at the Supreme Court building in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
The legal fight will return to a three-judge panel on the 5th Circuit on April 3, which is hearing Texas’s appeal on the merits. The losing party could
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