Supreme Court temporarily blocks controversial Texas border law SB4 - BBC News

The Supreme Court blocked the law, which would have given police greater latitude to arrest migrants.

13 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsUS election 2024Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Migrants attempt to cross into the US from Mexico, in El Paso, TexasBy Francesca GillettWashington DCThe US Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a severe Texas law that would allow police to arrest people suspected of crossing the border from Mexico.

The law, if implemented, would be one of the toughest immigration laws passed by any US state in modern history and could upend the relationship between the state and federal governments.

Rights groups and the Biden administration have sued to stop it.

At the federal government's request, the top US court put the law on hold.

The law - known as SB4 - was originally due to come into force on Tuesday, and would make border crossings illegal and punishable with jail time. It also would significantly increase the number of deportations.

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