Supreme Court prevents Texas from implementing sweeping immigration law

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The Supreme Court has barred Texas from implementing a state law that was set to take effect Monday and would have allowed state police to arrest immigrants on state, not federal, charges if they illegally enter the United States from Mexico.

The court ruled Monday evening to continue a temporary hold that was initially issued on March 4, two weeks before the law was set to begin.

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