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The 2-1 decision came late Tuesday from a three-judge panel at the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. It keeps the state of Texas from enforcing the law, known as SB 4, as the legal challenge against it continues in federal court.
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NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Washington Post columnist Eduardo Porter about Texas' immigration law SB4, and Mexico's reaction to it.
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A federal appeals court blocked Senate Bill 4 from going into effect. The bill could grant local police departments the authority to enforce state immigration policies.
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The legal battle over SB4, which gives local and state police the authority to arrest someone suspected of illegally entering Texas, has become an emotional roller coaster.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep asks San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg about the law, currently on hold, that would let state and local law enforcement arrest people suspected of illegally crossing the border.
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NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Texas State Rep. Armando Walle about the potential impact of SB4 on Hispanic communities in the state.
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The controversial new law would allow Texas law enforcement officers and judges to arrest and deport people in the country illegally, powers that have traditionally belonged to the federal government.
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Senate Bill 4, the Texas law that allows local police to arrest people suspected of being in the country illegally, is blocked yet again after a late-night order Tuesday from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
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The controversial state law makes illegally crossing the Mexico-Texas border a state crime and gives state law enforcement officers the power to make arrests of suspected violators.
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Implementation of SB 4, a Texas law that allows local and state police officers to arrest people suspected of being in the country illegally, was once again put on hold Monday by the United States Supreme Court.