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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
Uriel J. García

Texas leads lawsuit against Biden administration’s new immigration policy

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks to his supporters after being sworn into office on January 10, 2023.  At left are state Sen. Angela Paxton and Gov. Greg Abbott.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks to supporters after being sworn in to office on Jan. 10. Paxton’s office joined other Republican-led states in suing the Biden administration Tuesday over a new immigration policy. (Credit: Bob Daemmrich for the Texas Tribune)

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the Biden administration, claiming a new immigration program the president announced last month that would allow 360,000 people a year from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela to enter the country is illegal.

Texas, which is leading a coalition of 20 states, filed the lawsuit in a federal district court in Victoria.

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