A Texas law that would allow the state to arrest and deport migrants who arrive there without authorization is on hold. It was briefly instated on Tuesday, but blocked by an appeals court just hours later. The Mexican government responded, saying it would not accept deportations made by Texas “under any circumstances.” Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Rafael Fernández de Castro Medina, director of the Center for US-Mexican Studies at the University of California at San Diego, about the response in Mexico to this latest twist in US border enforcement.
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