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Justice Department moves to drop lawsuit that would allow Texas police to arrest migrants

The Trump administration has moved to dismiss a lawsuit from the Biden administration against Texas over Senate Bill 4, which allows local police to arrest migrants who enter illegally.
Senate Bill 4 is recognized by legal experts as the most extensive law of its kind, permitting immigration enforcement by local police.
Despite the dismissal of the lawsuit, Senate Bill 4 will not be implemented.
Representative David Spiller stated that the Justice Department's decision to drop the case is 'great news for Texas'.

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Odessa American

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US Attorney’s Office files 200 new immigration cases in the Western District of Texas

SAN ANTONIO Acting United States Attorney Margaret Leachman for the Western District of Texas announced Friday that federal prosecutors in the district filed 210 immigration and immigration-related criminal cases from March 14 through March 20. Among the new cases, Mexican national Carlos Alberto Santoyo Holguin and Guatemalan national Bielman Alexander PU-Ruiz were arrested on March 16 and March 18, respectively, during Greyhound bus inspection…

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DOJ drops lawsuits against 3 states surrounding immigration laws

The U.S. Department of Justice has granted Texas, Oklahoma and Iowa permission to allow state and local law enforcement to enforce immigration laws. This shift follows the return of President Donald Trump to the White House, reversing Biden-era efforts to block these measures. In Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott's law allows police to arrest individuals suspected of illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. Oklahoma and Iowa are advancing similar laws, …

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DOJ Moves To Drop Lawsuit Seeking to Block Texas Officers From Arresting Illegal Immigrants

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USDOJ dismisses lawsuit against Allen - Lowndes Signal

The U.S. Department of Justice (USDOJ) has dismissed its Biden-Harris administration lawsuit filed just before the 2024 presidential election to halt Secretary of State Wes Allen’s efforts to keep noncitizens from voting in Alabama elections. Along with USDOJ’s dismissal, came the dismissal of a separate but overlapping lawsuit filed by various organizations and private plaintiffs against Allen. “I am incredibly pleased to announce that Presiden…

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Crime of ‘impermissible occupation’ now enforceable in Oklahoma, feds say

OKLAHOMA CITY — People who enter the United States without legal authorization can now be arrested and jailed in Oklahoma, the federal government said, but groups challenging the controversial anti-immigration law say enforceability remains unclear.

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DOJ Moves to Drop Lawsuit Seeking to Block Texas Officers From Arresting Illegal Immigrants

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has notified a court that it wants a lawsuit against a Texas immigration law dismissed. “Plaintiff the United States of America hereby voluntarily dismisses the above-captioned action,” lawyers for the DOJ said in a March 18 filing. The DOJ did not respond to a request for comment. Under President Joe Biden, the DOJ in 2024 sued Texas over a state law that enabled state police officers to arrest and deport il…

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