A federal judge in Texas has issued a preliminary injunction blocking a new state law that would have granted police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the U.S. This decision represents a victory for the Biden administration in its ongoing dispute with Republican Governor Greg Abbott over immigration enforcement.
The law, known as Senate Bill 4, was set to take effect on March 5 but has now been put on hold by U.S. District Judge David Ezra. The judge's ruling cited the Constitution's supremacy clause and previous U.S. Supreme Court decisions, stating that the Texas law would conflict with federal immigration law and the nation's foreign relations and treaty obligations.
