Texas Migrant Deportation Law to Get Full 5th Circuit Rehearing

Texas will get a second shot at defending the legality of a sweeping state law allowing it to arrest and deport undocumented immigrants before a full federal appeals court.

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit voted Friday to rehear the case before the full court, known as en banc. In a separate order, the New Orleans-based appeals court also vacated the court’s previous ruling from July, which found the law conflicts with the longstanding principle that the federal government has sole power over immigration enforcement.

The law, known as SB 4, would allow Texas to act independently ...