SCOTUS ruling will lead to drop in illegal immigration in Texas, Border Patrol union head predicts

National Border Patrol Council President Brandon Judd said Tuesday that he expects illegal immigration in Texas to drop as a result of the recent Supreme Court decision allowing Austin to enforce a state immigration law.

"Illegal immigration in Texas is going to drop exponentially because of this law, and it's going to be those border communities that are most happy about this," Judd said on the "Just the News, No Noise" TV show. "Because they're not going to feel the stress. They're not going to see the crime."

The high court on Tuesday allowed Texas to enforce the measure permitting local officials to arrest migrants suspected of entering the U.S. illegally.  The law will remain in effect while litigation proceeds in lower courts.

Judd indicated that the decision was expected and is good news for the Lone Star state.

"We figured this decision was going to happen simply because this is not an immigration law," he explained. "This is trespassing. The state passed a law saying that if you get into our country illegally, you are trespassing on the state of Texas. By trespassing, they have the right to arrest you, take you into custody and charge you for that."