Divided Supreme Court clears the way for Texas to arrest migrants who illegally cross the Rio Grande

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The Supreme Court permits Texas law that would allow its police to arrest migrants who illegally cross into Texas and to return them to Mexico.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned down a plea from the Biden administration and cleared the way for Texas to enforce a new state law that authorizes its police to arrest migrants who illegally cross the Rio Grande. The decision came on a 6-3 vote, but several justices stressed the preliminary nature of the dispute. But Justice Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson issued a strong dissent. 'Today, the Court invites further chaos and crisis in immigration enforcement,' they said.

Greg Abbott had championed the new state law and argued Texas had the power as a 'sovereign' state to protect itself against what he's termed an 'invasion.' He cited the late Justice Antonin Scalia, who laid out a similar view in a dissent in 2012, insisting it was a myth that the Constitution gave the federal government exclusive power over immigration. On Feb.

 

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