5th Circuit blocks Texas SB4, impacting migrant detention/deportation

Summary: A divided U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit ruled 2-1 to continue blocking Texas's Senate Bill 4, which allows for the detention and deportation of migrants. The law significantly impairs federal immigration officials' discretion. The Supreme Court briefly allowed the law to take effect last week. The ruling follows conflicting decisions and will remain on hold while lawsuits proceed. The law faces challenges for being unconstitutional.

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