Texas Can Arrest and Deport People Who Illegally Cross at Mexico Border, Court Says

Scritto il 25/04/2026
da Amy Qin

The court that paused a 2023 law allowing state and local police officers to arrest migrants has now ruled that the measure is legal, a decision likely to be appealed.Texas authorities now have the ability to arrest migrants who cross into the United States illegally. Many of those crossings have occurred along the Rio Grande.