IMMIGRATION

U.S. attorney general blasts Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s latest border directive and threatens a legal battle

One day after Abbott told state troopers to pull over vehicles with migrants suspected of having COVID-19, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said the governor's order violated federal law.

By Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune
Posted 7/29/21

The Biden administration has threatened to legally challenge Gov. Greg Abbott’s order that state troopers pull over drivers transporting migrants who pose a risk of carrying COVID-19, calling …

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