Texas Immigration Law Struck Down by Judge in Win for Biden

A new Texas law authorizing the arrest and removal of migrants who enter the country without lawful documentation infringes on the sole authority of the federal government, a federal judge ruled Thursday.

Handing a win to the Biden administration, Senior US District Judge David Ezra of the Western District of Texas said individual states can’t create immigration laws independent of those set forth in the US Constitution. Ezra issued a preliminary injunction, blocking Texas’ SB 4 less than a week before it is set to go into effect March 5. He also denied Texas’ request for a stay of the ...