A Texas National Guard soldier watches over a group of migrants who crossed the Rio Grande from Mexico in Eagle Pass, Texas, on Dec. 18, 2023.John Moore/Getty Images Mark P Jones, Rice University The U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion on March 19, 2024, that Texas can – at least for now – have state authorities deport undocumented migrants, which has traditionally been the federal government’s responsibility. Three liberal judges dissented from the opinion that temporarily backed Texas’ controversial new law, known as Senate Bill 4. “That law upends the federal-state balance of power that ha…
