{"id":2135922,"date":"2023-12-29T09:02:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-29T14:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-threatens-to-sue-texas-over-law-giving-state-power-to-crack-down-on-illegal-immigration\/"},"modified":"2023-12-29T09:05:24","modified_gmt":"2023-12-29T14:05:24","slug":"biden-admin-threatens-to-sue-texas-over-law-giving-state-power-to-crack-down-on-illegal-immigration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-threatens-to-sue-texas-over-law-giving-state-power-to-crack-down-on-illegal-immigration\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden administration warns Texas, may take legal action over law targeting illegal immigration"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-admin-threatens-to-sue-texas-over-law-giving-state-power-to-crack-down-on-illegal-immigration%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2135922&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Biden Administration \u200dThreatens to Sue Texas Over New Border Law<\/h2>\n<p>The Biden \u2064administration is taking a strong\u2063 stance against Texas with regards\u200d to a new \u200bstate \u2063law aimed at addressing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-terminates-military-border-wall-construction-cancels-contracts\/\" title=\"Biden Terminates Military Border Wall Construction, Cancels Contracts\">ongoing illegal immigration crisis<\/a>. The law makes\u2064 it a crime to illegally enter the state and grants state officials more power to \u2063secure the border.<\/p>\n<p>In \u2062a letter\u200b sent to Republican\u200c Governor Greg Abbott, the Justice Department accused \u2062Texas \u200bof interfering with federal \u200bgovernment efforts\u200b to \u200cenforce immigration law. Texas Republicans argue that the law is necessary due to the significant increase in illegal crossings and the slowdown in deportations under President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p>DOJ official Brian M. Boynton informed Abbott that \u200cthe\u200b Department of Justice intends to\u200d bring a lawsuit to enforce\u200d federal law and \u200chalt the operation of the new law. Boynton \u2062emphasized\u2063 that the United States will pursue all\u200d legal remedies to \u2063prevent Texas from interfering with \u200cfederal government functions.<\/p>\n<p>Boynton gave Texas until next Wednesday to indicate that they will not enforce the law.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2064 new law,\u200d which authorizes local police to handle\u2064 immigration enforcement and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aclu-sues-over-texas-law-allowing-state-officials-to-arrest-illegal-immigrants\/\" title=\"ACLU sues Texas over law enabling officials to arrest undocumented immigrants\">makes illegal border crossings<\/a> a state misdemeanor, was first \u2062proposed \u2062by Texas Republicans in November. Governor Abbott\u2062 approved\u2062 the law earlier this month, allowing Texas to deport individuals who cross \u2064into the state back to Mexico. \u200dThis directly \u2064challenges the catch-and-release policy currently practiced by\u2062 the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p>The DOJ&#8217;s letter to Abbott stated that only the federal government should have the \u2062authority to remove foreign nationals who have entered\u2064 the U.S. The letter cited\u2062 the Supreme Court&#8217;s confirmation that decisions on removability must be made by the federal government to maintain a unified voice on foreign relations.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1702741302552000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0j7iIgqNi0bR5AgQ4rgPM4\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Abbott&#8217;s spokeswoman, Renae Eze, \u2063stated\u200b that Texas is prepared to take this legal battle to\u200c the U.S. \u2064Supreme \u2063Court \u2063in order to protect Texans and Americans from President Biden&#8217;s open border policies. Eze criticized Biden&#8217;s inaction at the southern border, \u2063stating that it has left Texas to fend \u2063for itself.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200bTexas\u200b law is also facing a challenge from liberal legal groups\u2063 who claim it\u200d is discriminatory. \u200bMeanwhile, illegal crossings continue to surge, reaching a new record in November with no \u200csigns of slowing down in December.<\/p>\n<p>It is \u2062worth noting that the \u2062Biden administration previously\u200d sued Texas over Governor Abbott&#8217;s decision to place water barriers in the Rio Grande to\u200b deter illegal immigration.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How might \u2064the outcome of the legal battle between the Biden administration \u200cand Texas impact future immigration policies and the balance of authority between the federal government and individual \u2064states<\/h2>\n<p><span>  S available to \u200bprotect the rights of \u2062immigrants \u2064and uphold federal authority\u200b on immigration matters.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration&#8217;s decision to sue Texas highlights the ongoing\u2064 divide between the federal\u2064 government\u200c and the \u2063state \u200dover immigration policies. Since\u200b taking office, President\u200b Biden has made significant changes to immigration enforcement, including halting construction of the border wall,\u2063 reversing the &#8220;Remain in Mexico&#8221; policy, and implementing \u200ba more lenient approach to asylum seekers.<\/p>\n<p>The new Texas law, known as Senate \u200cBill 8, aims to fill the gap left by\u2063 the \u2062federal government&#8217;s policy changes. It grants state officials the authority to \u2062arrest and charge individuals for \u200billegal entry into the state,\u2064 a crime that was previously handled solely by\u2063 federal agencies. Additionally, the law empowers \u2064citizens to file\u2062 civil\u200d lawsuits against anyone aiding or abetting illegal immigrants.<\/p>\n<p>Supporters of the law argue that Texas\u2063 has\u2064 been overwhelmed by the\u2062 influx \u2063of illegal immigrants and that the \u2062federal government&#8217;s lax enforcement has only exacerbated the situation. They contend that the state has the right to protect\u200b its citizens and maintain law and order within its\u200c borders, even if it \u2062means challenging\u2062 federal authority.<\/p>\n<p>However, critics of\u2063 the \u2062law \u2063argue that it is an infringement on \u2063federal authority and will lead to racial profiling\u200d and discriminatory targeting of minorities. They\u2062 argue that immigration enforcement is the responsibility of the federal government, \u2064and individual states should\u200d not \u200cbe able to enact their \u200bown immigration\u2062 policies.<\/p>\n<p>The legal\u2063 battle between the\u2062 Biden\u2062 administration and Texas is likely to \u2064have\u200c significant implications for immigration policy and the balance of\u200b authority\u2064 between the federal government \u2062and individual states. It <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alabama-ag-ketanji-brown-jackson-wants-fundamental-redesign-of-criminal-justice-system\/\" title=\"Alabama AG: Ketanji Brown Jackson Wants 'Fundamental Redesign' of Criminal Justice System\">raises important questions<\/a> about the limits of state autonomy\u2063 in \u2063matters of immigration and the extent to which\u200d the federal government can enforce its \u2064policies.<\/p>\n<p>The outcome of this\u200c lawsuit will set\u2063 a\u2064 precedent for future \u2064immigration policies and could impact the Biden administration&#8217;s ability to implement its broader immigration agenda. It remains to\u2062 be seen how the \u2064courts will rule on this matter,\u2064 but the fight over immigration policy is far \u2064from over, and the Biden\u2062 administration&#8217;s lawsuit against Texas\u2062 is just the \u2063latest chapter in a long, contentious debate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Biden administration plans to sue Texas for a new law that criminalizes illegal entry, granting state officials greater authority to address the border situation. The Justice Department sent a letter to Governor Greg Abbott, expressing their intent to take legal action<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":2135923,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2135922","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2135922","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/200"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2135922"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2135922\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2135923"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2135922"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2135922"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2135922"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}