Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/eric-thompson-show-et--5185805/support. Fed Appeals Court Reverses Ruling, Texas Police CAN Now Arrest Illegals. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals granted a temporary stay of a federal judge’s decision to put a Texas law allowing police to arrest illegals on hold for a week. The appeals court ruling will stay in place unless the Supreme Court intervenes by March 9.