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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Alejandro Serrano

Texas police have the right to arrest people suspected of entering country illegally

A controversial Texas law empowering state police to arrest individuals suspected of illegally entering the country can now take effect, following a federal appeals court decision on Friday that lifted a lower court’s injunction.

The Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated the measure, known as Senate Bill 4, by ruling that the plaintiffs lacked the legal standing to sue, thus avoiding a judgment on the law’s underlying constitutional questions.

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