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Civil rights groups challenge Texas Senate Bill four, aiming to block key parts of the border enforcement law. The measure criminalizes illegal entry and gives local cops arrest powers, potentially leading to state-ordered deportations. The law could go into effect as soon as May fifteenth, but a federal appeals court has lifted a block that held it up for years. The groups are targeting four specific pieces of the law, including criminalizing re-entry even if someone has gained legal status since, giving state judges deportation power, punishing those who dont follow those orders, and forcing prosecutions to roll on despite pending federal immigration cases. The law was pushed by Texas Republicans in 2023, calling record border crossings an invasion and testing the old rule that immigration is strictly federal turf. Civil rights advocates argue its unconstitutional and a waste of state cash to hurt communities. Earlier suits came from the Biden team, but the Trump administration pulled federal support amid its own crackdown. Two weeks ago, the appeals court ruled those challengers lacked standing, greenlighting the law for now. The latest fight keeps the pressure on, with groups vowing to battle until its struck down, eyes on the courts to see if May fifteenth holds or gets paused again.

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