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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Erum Salam

US appeals court keeps Texas migrant arrest law on hold

Migrants wait by fence at US-Mexico border
Peruvian migrants at the US-Mexico border. Photograph: Brandon Bell/Getty Images

A controversial Texas law that would criminalize unauthorized entry into the state has been placed back on hold by a federal appeals court.

The law has been caught in a whirlwind as the state and federal governments battle for the right to control the flow of US immigration, particularly at the southern US border.

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