Supreme Court permits Texas police to arrest people who illegally cross the border as the SB 4 legal clash continues

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a law allowing Texas police to arrest people suspected of illegally crossing the Texas-Mexico border can take effect while a legal battle over the new state law empowering local law enforcement plays out. The decision comes a day after the high court had extended its temporary block of the law.