A controversial immigration law in the U.S. state of Texas has been blocked again as a federal appeals court continues its deliberations.

The U.S. Supreme Court briefly allowed the measure to take effect Tuesday before it was halted just hours later. 

Senate Bill 4 gives law enforcement officers the power to detain people suspected of crossing the U.S. southern border illegally.

CGTN’s William Denselow reports.  

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