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On Immigration, Do Feds or States Rule?

December 19, 2022 (1 min read)

Jacob Hamburger and Stephen Yale-Loehr, Dec 19, 2022

"The Supreme Court heard oral argument recently in a case that may radically reshape immigration law. In United States v. Texas, Texas and Louisiana sued to invalidate the Biden administration’s September 2021 immigration enforcement policies. The states argued that these policies allow the release of immigrants convicted of crimes that the government must detain. Earlier this year, a Trump-appointed judge in Texas agreed with the states, and vacated the 2021 enforcement memo. Now, the Supreme Court will decide whether to reinstate the Biden policy. If the court sides with Texas, it may drastically alter the balance of power between the federal and state governments in setting immigration policy. ..."