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

The agency sued Texas in 2024 over a state law.
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DOJ Moves to Drop Lawsuit Seeking to Block Texas Officers From Arresting Illegal Immigrants
Border Patrol agents take into custody several illegal immigrants who were being smuggled from the U.S.–Mexico border to San Antonio, in Brackettville, Texas, on Aug. 26, 2022. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times
Zachary Stieber
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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.
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
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Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at zack.stieber@epochtimes.com
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