Supreme Court allows Texas law permitting state law enforcement to arrest border crossers to take effect

By News on the Net NY Post —— Bio and Archives March 19, 2024

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The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to block a Republican-backed Texas law allowing state law enforcement authorities to arrest people suspected of crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally, rejecting a request by President Joe Biden’s administration.

The administration had asked the justices to freeze a judicial order allowing the Texas law to take effect while the U.S. government’s challenge to the statute proceeds in the lower courts. -- More...