Florida, Supreme Court and new immigration
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A group of migrants walk to an El Paso County Sheriff transport van to be taken to processing on the day the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments on Texas' motion to lift a block on its SB4 immigration law that would allow state officials to arrest migrants suspected of being in the country illegally.
U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals justices in a 2-1 ruling stated that Texas leaders did not have the authority to enforce immigration laws.
While Wednesday's Supreme Court order blocked parts of the Florida law championed by DeSantis, the immigration issue remains a winning proposition for the governor.
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FOX 7 Austin on MSNFederal appeals court upholds block of Texas immigration lawA federal appeals court has upheld the block on Texas's SB 4, a law that would allow local police to arrest individuals suspected of illegally crossing the Texas-Mexico border.
A federal appeals court has blocked Texas from enforcing SB4, a Republican-backed law allowing state authorities to arrest and prosecute individuals suspected of illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.