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Becky Sullivan

What to know about SB 4, the Texas immigration law in the courts now

Texas National Guard soldiers are seen guarding the U.S.-Mexico border in Eagle Pass, Texas. (John Moore/Getty Images)

A whirlwind of court orders on Tuesday briefly allowed, then blocked again, a controversial new immigration law in Texas that would allow state and local law enforcement to arrest and deport people who are in the state illegally.

The Biden administration has objected to the law, known as Senate Bill 4, saying that the Constitution and legal precedent establish that the federal government has the exclusive power to enforce immigration law.

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