A federal appeals court this Wednesday extended the block of SB4, the Texas law allowing the arrest and deportation of migrants who cross illegally into the state. The decision means that the measure can't go into effect while the litigation continues.
The three-judge panel who comprise the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a divided, 2-1 ruling. Writing for the majority, Judge Priscilla Richman said that "for nearly 150 years, the Supreme Court has held that the power to control immigration — the entry, admission, and removal of noncitizens—is exclusively a federal power."
