A federal judge suspended a controversial law that allowed state law enforcement agents to arrest and detain people they suspect of entering the country illegally. Border Patrol officers are shown here processing a group of about 60 migrants near the highway on February 4, 2024 outside Eagle Pass, Texas.
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Federal judge blocks enforcement of controversial Texas immigration law
A federal judge in Austin, Texas, ordered the state government Thursday to suspend enforcement of a controversial law that would allow state law enforcement agents to arrest and detain people they suspect of entering the country illegally.
