In her previous ruling icing the law, she said Texas appeared to block out the federal government’s ability to consider asylum claims and other federal defenses against deportation.
Texas defends border law before appeals court
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Chief Judge Priscilla Richman said the Constitution gives the federal government almost exclusive control over immigration policy and Texas’s attempt to create state penalties, including a deportation system, for illegal immigrants tramples all over that power.
Appeals court rejects border 'invasion' claims, issues new block on Texas' strict immigration law
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