White House criticizes supreme court for allowing ‘harmful’ Texas migrant law
by Martin Pengelly in Washington and agencies from World news | The Guardian on (#6KFBC)
Law letting state police arrest people suspected of illegally crossing US-Mexico border can proceed pending court challenge
The White House strongly criticised the US supreme court on Tuesday for allowing what it called a harmful and unconstitutional" Texas immigration law to go into effect.
The law, Senate Bill 4 (SB4), allows state authorities to arrest, process and imprison people suspected of crossing the US-Mexico border illegally - thereby infringing on roles long reserved for federal authorities.
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