A Texas law that would permit state police to arrest and deport immigrants suspected of illegally entering the United States will remain on hold for now, an appeals court ruled late Tuesday.
The divided 2-1 order from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit came after a March 20 hearing by a three-judge panel on the court. It’s the latest instance of legal whiplash related to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott‘s law, in what has become tumultuous litigation over its future.
A Texas National Guard Soldier escorts immigrants back south behind a concertina barrier on the Rio Grande in El Paso, Texas, on Thursday, March 21, 2024. The immigrants were hoping to be processed by Border Patrol. (Omar Ornelas/El Paso Times via AP)
President Joe Biden‘s Justice Department argues the law, known as
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