Texas Deportation Law Blocked Again in Volley of Court Rulings

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.

The back-and-forth court orders and limited communication from state officials in Texas has led to confusion at the border. In the few hours that the law was in effect, it was unclear how the state planed to enforce it. The ...