The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court’s ruling that halted a new state law allowing Texas police to arrest people suspected of crossing the Texas-Mexico border illegally.
Uriel J. García / Texas Tribune
Uriel J. García is an immigration reporter based in El Paso. Before joining the Tribune in 2021, he worked at the Arizona Republic where he covered police violence and immigration enforcement. He started his journalism career at the Santa Fe New Mexican where he covered the city's immigrant community and criminal justice issues. Originally from Mexico and a native Spanish speaker, Uriel grew up in Phoenix and graduated from Arizona State University.
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Texas law allowing police to arrest migrants suspected of being in country illegally blocked by federal judge
A federal judge in Austin halted a state law that would allow Texas police to arrest people suspected of crossing the Texas-Mexico border illegally.