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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
Uriel J. García and Pooja Salhotra

Texas and Biden administration lawyers face off in court over new law making illegal border crossing a state crime

Migrants speak with a State Trooper at the bank of the Rio Grande at Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, on Jan. 19, 2024.
Migrants speak with a state trooper on the banks of the Rio Grande at Shelby Park in Eagle Pass on Jan. 19, 2024. (Credit: Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune)

Lawyers for the Biden administration and Texas faced off in a federal court in Austin on Thursday to argue whether a new state law that would allow police to arrest people suspected of crossing the Texas-Mexico border illegally should go into effect next month.

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