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Civil rights organizations filed a new federal lawsuit on May 4, 2026, challenging Texas Senate Bill 4, which creates state crimes for unauthorized border crossing and grants local police arrest authority over suspected undocumented immigrants. The law, set to take effect May 15, reignites a constitutional battle over whether states can enforce immigration law — territory the Supreme Court largely reserved for the federal government in its 2012 Arizona v. United States decision.