Fifth Circuit Rules Texas Can Enforce Sanctuary Cities Ban

A three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit ruled Tuesday that a Texas law banning sanctuary cities can ... court. The law, backed by the Trump administration, requires local police to comply with ... Read More

Texas Asks Federal Court to Allow Its Ban on ‘Sanctuary Cities’

Three federal appeals court judges heard arguments Friday on whether they should allow a Texas law that bans sanctuary cities and requires police officers ... on the government’s motion. Another, more ... Read More

Texas-style immigration bill goes to Oklahoma governor

The scheduled vote on House Bill 4156 brought several hundred protesters to the Capitol’s North Plaza on Tuesday to oppose the legislation, which passed 39-8 in the Oklahoma Senate. Read More

Supreme Court Allows Texas To Enforce Controversial Immigration Law—For Now

The Supreme Court determined in a ruling that Texas can enforce a controversial law letting state and local law enforcement arrest people they believe entered the country illegally—delivering a ... Read More

Law enforcement officials in Texas wonder how they will enforce migrant arrest law

“We don’t have a van that we can use ... arrest again under more serious felony charges. In court, Texas has argued the law mirrors the U.S. government’s immigration enforcement. Read More

Supreme Court Briefly Lets Texas Enforce Aggressive Immigration Law

"Texas can now immediately enforce its own law imposing ... The original version of this story was published on National Law Journal The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday briefly allowed Texas ... Read More

Federal appeals court questions legality of Texas immigration law

The 2-1 ruling by a 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel focused on a narrow issue — can Texas enforce ... more States than just Texas,” he added. The same three judges who blocked the law ... Read More

Texas’ migrant arrest law is on hold for now under latest court ruling

The 2-1 ruling late Tuesday from a three-judge panel of the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals will probably prevent enforcement of the law ... under more serious felony charges. Texas did not ... Read More

Supreme Court says Texas can arrest and jail migrants

One reason the Texas law, SB4, is so controversial is because courts have previously ruled that only the federal government can enforce the country's immigration laws, not individual US states. Read More

Supreme Court Allows Texas to Enforce Law Giving Police Broad Powers to Arrest Migrants

(WASHINGTON) — A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted a stay ... create chaos in administering immigration law. Read More: The Complicated World of Human Smuggling The law allows any police officer ... Read More

Will Texas succeed in enforcing its own immigration law?

On March 19th America’s Supreme Court ruled that Texas could—at least temporarily—enforce Senate Bill ... And, second, that Texas can override federal law in order to defend itself. Read More

Supreme Court Allows Texas to Enforce Controversial Immigration Law

The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that Texas can enforce its controversial law permitting state law enforcement officials to arrest and detain anyone they suspect of being in the country illegally. Read More