Texas’ Fiercely Contested Immigration Law, Which Could Upend Years of Precedent, Will Be Heard by Appeals Court Today
The legislation, a response to what Governor Abbott calls a migrant ‘invasion’ across the Mexican border, allows Texas police to arrest migrants and state judges to order their deportation.

In what has become a contentious and rapidly-shifting legal dispute, riders of the Fifth United States appeals circuit will hear arguments on Wednesday over the merits of a Texas immigration law — a case that has sparked questions about whether the Supreme Court will ultimately weigh in and reverse long-held precedent.
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