Federal judge halts Texas immigration law the day before it was set to take effect
· KRGV (NBC 5)
A federal judge has blocked Texas Senate Bill 4, which was set to take effect, allowing state and local police to arrest individuals suspected of illegal border crossings. The law, passed in 2023, faced a lawsuit from civil rights groups claiming it infringes on federal immigration authority and lacks protections for those with legal entry permissions. U.S. District Judge David Alan Ezra issued a preliminary injunction, stating that state immigration policies cannot supersede federal law. Texas officials had previously defended the bill, citing a need to address high illegal crossings, though those numbers have since declined.
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