Supreme Court Extends Pause on Texas Migrant Deportation Law

The US Supreme Court extended a temporary hold on a Texas law that would let the state arrest and deport people who enter the country illegally, giving the justices more time to decide how to handle a politically volatile issue.

The order by Justice Samuel Alito keeps in place a pause that had been set to expire at 5:00 p.m. Washington time Monday. The new order doesn’t have an end date or time, and it leaves open the possibility the justices could act later Monday.

The Biden administration is seeking to block the measure while a legal fight goes forward, ...