Texas just got the green light to enforce one of the toughest state border laws in the country.
On May 29, 2026, a panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals stayed a lower court order and allowed Texas SB4 to take effect while the litigation continues.
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SB4 makes it a state crime to enter Texas illegally.
That means Texas police can start arresting migrants suspected of crossing the southern border between designated ports of entry, and judges can order those found guilty of illegal entry removed from the country.
Gov. Greg Abbott did not wait long to call it what it is.
BREAKING: Texas received a major border security victory.
SB 4 makes it a state crime to illegally enter Texas. Shortly after I filed a legal brief defending that law, a federal appeals court ruled to allow it to be enforced while the case continues.
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— Greg Abbott
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