Texas Deportation Law Blocked Again in Volley of Court Rulings
- US says state law undermines federal power over immigration
- Move comes hours after Supreme Court let law go into effect
An immigrant faces coils of razor wire after crossing the Rio Grande from Mexico, in Eagle Pass, Texas, on March 17.
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A federal appeals court has again blocked enforcement of a Texas law that would allow the state to arrest and deport people who enter the country illegally.
A three-judge panel acted late Tuesday, after the Supreme Court returned the matter to the New Orleans-based 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals with instructions to quickly resolve open questions in the case.