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Texas asks court to decide if the state’s migrant arrest law went too far

Texas asks court to decide if the state’s migrant arrest law went too far

An attorney defending Texas’ plans to arrest migrants who enter the U.S. illegally told a panel of federal judges Wednesday that it’s possible the law “went too far” but that will be up to the court to decide. Texas was allowed to enforce the law for only a few confusing hours last month before it was put on hold by the same three-judge panel that heard arguments Wednesday. No arrests were announced during that brief window. The panel did not indicate whether it believed Texas has overstepped but later questioned Nielson about the specifics and application of the law. During the hourlong hearing in New Orleans, the Justice Department argued that Texas was trying to usurp the federal government’s authority over immigration enforcement. Texas, however, insisted it would work with the federal government.

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