Texas Deportation Law Stays Blocked Until Appeal Is Resolved (1)

An appeals court extended a block on a Texas law that would let the state arrest and deport people who enter the country illegally, giving the Biden administration a win in a fast-moving legal fight with sweeping implications for US immigration policies.

Voting 2-1 in a ruling late Tuesday, the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals said it will keep the law on hold until it resolves the state’s challenge to a ruling by a lower-court judge who said the measure conflicts with federal immigration law.

Writing for the court, Chief Judge Priscilla Richman said there is little doubt that ...