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Stalled TX immigration bill could upend US immigration policies

In Texas, Senate Bill 4 would allow local police to arrest people suspected of entering the country illegally. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit blocked it ahead of today’s oral arguments.

By Marisa Lagos • Mar 20, 2024 • 1 min read

In Texas, Senate Bill 4 would allow local police to arrest people suspected of entering the country illegally. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit blocked it ahead of today’s oral arguments.

Marisa Lagos
KQED political correspondent
Sarah Sweeney
Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW
Angie Perrin
Producer, Press Play
Amy Ta
Digital News & Culture Editor
Kathleen Campbell Walker
immigration lawyer based in El Paso, Texas; former national president of the American Immigration Lawyers Association

Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Stalled TX immigration bill could upend US immigration policies

In Texas, Senate Bill 4 would allow local police to arrest people suspected of entering the country illegally. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit blocked it ahead of today’s oral arguments.

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Stalled TX immigration bill could upend US immigration policies

In Texas, Senate Bill 4 would allow local police to arrest people suspected of entering the country illegally. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit blocked it ahead of today’s oral arguments.

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