'This stems from the Biden Administration's refusal to enforce immigration laws and allow illegal immigrants with COVID-19 to enter our country,' Abbott said Friday.
of starting a"constitutional crisis" after being sued over his order directing state troopers to pull over vehicles suspected of containing undocumented migrants.filed a lawsuit against Texas over Abbott's executive order on Friday. Within hours, Abbott issued a statement insisting that his order was aimed at protecting public health amid the COVID-19 pandemic while vowing that he has"no intention of abdicating" his"responsibility to protect the people of Texas.
Abbott alleged that the administration"knowingly imports COVID-19 into Texas from across the border," while maintaining that the president"abdicated his authority" to"protect and uphold our nation's sovereignty."
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