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Appeals court split on strict Texas immigration law
An appeals court has appeared divided on whether to reject a controversial Texas immigration law in a case that is being closely watched nationwide.
The legislation would let police in Texas arrest and prosecute anyone they think has entered the country illegally, but challengers say the measure usurps federal authority.
- Bernd Debusmann Jr & Brandon Drenon
- BBC
The law, known as SB4, briefly came into force on Tuesday for a few hours.
But it was blocked again amid a legal back and forth between the courts.
A New Orleans-based fifth…