Supreme Court DENIES Biden's request to block Texas bill

The has declined to block a law that will allow state officials to arrest people suspected of crossing the US-Mexico border illegally, in a blow to the Biden administration.

The administration had asked the justices to freeze a judicial order allowing the Republican-backed Texas law to take effect while the Justice Department's challenge to the statute proceeds in the lower courts.

The SCOTUS decision means Texas cops will be allowed to arrest people suspected of entering the country illegally, giving local officers powers long delegated to the federal government.

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