Texas police can arrest people suspected of entering country illegally, federal court rules

[Earl]

Texas police can arrest people suspected of entering country illegally, federal court rules

BY Associated Press Texas
PUBLISHED 3:21 PM CT Apr. 27, 2026


A 2023 Texas law that lets state police arrest people suspected of entering the country illegally can go into effect after a federal appeals court on Friday lifted a lower court ruling that had stopped it for years.
The Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals lifted the temporary injunction without weighing in on the underlying legal questions because the plaintiffs lacked standing to sue, according to the court’s order. The Legislature passed the law, known as Senate Bill 4, in response to record illegal border crossings that the state said amounted to an invasion, and that have since subsided.

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/south-texas-el-paso/news/2026/04/27/texas-police-can-arrest-people-suspected-of-entering-country-illegally--federal-court-rules#

[Earl]

Finally, some sanity.

Arrest and deport all illegal immigrants, it is the law.

[Sunsettommy]

That is correct as the Immigration law had already passed constitutional muster thus must be enforced.

[Billy_Bob]

WOW... A court telling law enforcment they can follw AND ENFORCE the law?????

[2cent]

WOW... A court telling law enforcment they can follw AND ENFORCE the law?????

Isn't it amazing??!! And ya just plum took the words right out of my mouth. Lawzy, next thing ya know they'll be arresting burglars and thieves!

[PassingLane]

Texas police can arrest people suspected of entering country illegally, federal court rules

BY Associated Press Texas
PUBLISHED 3:21 PM CT Apr. 27, 2026


A 2023 Texas law that lets state police arrest people suspected of entering the country illegally can go into effect after a federal appeals court on Friday lifted a lower court ruling that had stopped it for years.
The Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals lifted the temporary injunction without weighing in on the underlying legal questions because the plaintiffs lacked standing to sue, according to the court’s order. The Legislature passed the law, known as Senate Bill 4, in response to record illegal border crossings that the state said amounted to an invasion, and that have since subsided.

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/south-texas-el-paso/news/2026/04/27/texas-police-can-arrest-people-suspected-of-entering-country-illegally--federal-court-rules#

This is great news Earl.

[Nigel Farage]

Excellent! So something is being done to rid the hordes from civilisation.

[PassingLane]

Finally, some sanity.

Arrest and deport all illegal immigrants, it is the law.

We Texans are very sane.

[Billy_Bob]

Under Biden, the federal government abandoned its lawful duties to protect the citizens of Texas.

This law will ensure that never happens again. The state will be able to stop and take to a Port of entry all of these illegals for immediate deportation.

I think that's the bigger issue here. Once the federal government abandons following federal law the states have the right to protect themselves. That is the bigger issue here that the court is failing to decide. Showing that these people did not have standing to sue is problematic at best. The real issue is the state's right to protect itself when the federal government abandons its duties.

Leaving the law standing allows the state to protect itself. I fear this will also end up in the Supreme Court but I hope the state explains to the Supreme Court why the law was created in the first place.