The US sues Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over his executive order targeting the transport of migrants recently released from CBP custody
The Biden administration is taking Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to court over an executive order he issued earlier this week targeting the transport of migrants recently released from US Customs and Border Protection custody.
In a lawsuit filed Friday, the Justice Department alleged the order -- in which Abbott directed state troopers to stop vehicles suspected of carrying recently released migrants -- violates the Constitution's Supremacy Clause, which establishes that federal laws preempt state laws and regulations.
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