Related: Immigrant Harboring Law: Activists Face Off With State of Texas in Federal CourtThe suit by Cruz, Reyes and the immigrants` groups argued that the law improperly circumvented federal authority over immigration policy.
A federal appeals panel ruled Thursday that Texas officials can resume enforcing a state law that makes it a felony to conceal undocumented immigrants from the government.
But lawyers for Texas contended that the law doesn`t forbid simply "sheltering" undocumented immigrants ? it criminalizes intentionally "concealing" them "from detection," they said.
It said the law is so broad that even renting a home to an undocumented immigrant could be found illegal.
""The Fifth Circuit provided us with a narrow definition of harboring that will prevent Texas law enforcement officers from arresting humanitarian workers and landlords for simply providing shelter and conducting business with undocumented immigrants," she said.
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