“Fed appeals court ruled against #Texas in its bitter clash w fed govt, deciding that law allowing the state to arrest & deport migrants could not be implemented while courts wrestled w ques of whether it is legal.
3-judge panel of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, which has a reputation for conservative rulings, sided in 2-to-1 decision w lawyers for #Biden admin who have argued that the law violates U.S. Constitution & decades of legal precedent”