The Supreme Court indefinitely extended a block on a Texas law that would give police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the U.S. The order was signed by Justice Samuel Alito, and it extended the stay "pending further order."
Senate Bill 4, as the proposed law is known, has been considered by opponents the most dramatic attempt by a state to police immigration since an Arizona law more than a decade ago that would have allowed police to arrest people for federal immigration violations, often referred to as the "show me your papers" bill," portions of which were struck down by the Supreme Court, according to justice Alito's determination.
