The Supreme Court issued a major ruling this week that permits Texas authorities to enforce immigration laws along the US-Mexico border.
The Biden administration had asked the courts to stop the state from arresting illegal migrants.
“Today, the court invites further chaos and crisis in immigration enforcement,” Justice Sotomayor wrote. “Texas passed a law that directly regulates the entry and removal of noncitizens and explicitly instructs its state courts to disregard any ongoing federal immigration proceedings. That law upends the federal-state balance of power that has existed for over a century, in which the national government has had exclusive authority over entry and removal of noncitizens.”
This is a developing story.