Appeals Court Weighs Immigration Law in Rapidly Shifting Legal Clash Between Biden Administration and Texas

A three-judge panel asked pointed questions to both sides on Wednesday, as Texas argued it had a right to defend itself and the federal government insisted entry and removal of migrants is in its purview alone.

AP/Eric Gay
Migrants who crossed the Rio Grande and entered America from Mexico during the Biden administration are lined up for processing by Customs and Border Protection at Eagle Pass, Texas. AP/Eric Gay

In what has become a rapidly changing legal dispute over a new Texas immigration law allowing the state to arrest and deport migrants in the country illegally, the Fifth Circuit court heard arguments on Wednesday as the three-judge panel appeared skeptical of some — but not necessarily all — parts of the legislation. 

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