Trump DOJ drops Biden-era legal challenge to Texas border security law
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The Trump administration is dropping a Biden-era federal legal challenge to Texas' SB4, a bill that makes it a state crime to illegally cross the border into the Lone Star State.
At issue is Texas' controversial 2023 bill making it a state crime to illegally cross the U.S.-Mexico border into Texas, with the state granting local law enforcement officers the power to arrest individuals they observe illegally crossing the border as well as providing for criminal penalties for those who admitted to illegally crossing the border. Michael Lee is a writer for Fox News. Prior to joining Fox News, Michael worked for the Washington Examiner, Bongino.com, and Unbiased America. He has covered politics for more than eight years.
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