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Divided Supreme Court clears way for Texas to arrest migrants who illegally enter

A family desperately burrows through razor wire in an effort to cross the U.S.- Mexico border along the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass, Texas.

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned down a plea from the Biden administration and cleared the way for Texas to enforce a new state law that authorizes its police to arrest migrants who illegally cross the Rio Grande.

The decision came on a 6-3 vote, but several justices stressed the preliminary nature of the dispute.

Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson issued a strong dissent. "Today, the Court invites further chaos

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