New hearing on Texas migrant law after appeals court freezes enforcement
Supreme court had earlier allowed strict law to take effect, letting state police arrest those suspected of crossing border illegally
A three-judge appeals panel will hear arguments on Wednesday in the power struggle between Texas and the federal government following a shock reversal that once again blocked a new state law allowing local police to arrest migrants at the border - just hours after the US supreme court had decided it could go ahead.
A federal appeals court late on Tuesday issued an order preventing Texas from implementing its plans to defy the Department of Justice and take the power for Texas law enforcement to arrest people suspected of entering the US illegally, which is normally the jurisdiction of the federal immigration authorities.
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