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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
By Uriel J. García

Texas’ immigration law is unconstitutional, appeals court rules

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals building in downtown New Orleans on July 1, 2025.
A panel of the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that Senate Bill 4, the Texas law giving local police the power to arrest undocumented immigrants, is unconstitutional. (Credit: John Jordan/The Texas Tribune)

In a late-night ruling Thursday, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals continued to block Texas from enforcing a 2023 immigration law that would allow local police to arrest people they suspect crossed the Texas-Mexico border illegally.

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