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Supreme Court says Texas can arrest, jail migrants

Rio Grande City, Texas, USA - February 9, 2016: A Border Patrol agent takes a Mexican man into custody for illegally entering the U.S. by crossing the Rio Grande River in the Rio Grande Valley in far south Texas. A continuous game of cat and mouse plays out along the river twenty four hours a day.

BBC

By Bernd Debusmann Jr

March 19, 2024

The Supreme Court has ruled that Texas can arrest and jail migrants, as part of the state’s new tough immigration law.

The law, SB4, will allow local and state police to arrest and prosecute those suspected of illegally crossing the Mexican border.

The Biden administration has called the law unconstitutional,

The decision comes a day after it was blocked by the same court while emergency appeals played out.

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