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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
Joshua Fechter

U.S. Department of Justice says it’ll sue if Texas enforces new law punishing illegal border crossing

Texas National Guard and Texas DPS officers position themselves on the banks of the Rio Grande, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022, in El Paso. Over 400 personnel have been sent to this border sector by Governor Abbott after El Paso city officials declared a state of emergency.
Texas National Guard position themselves on the banks of the Rio Grande, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022, in El Paso. (Credit: Ivan Pierre Aguirre for The Texas Tribune)

The U.S. Department of Justice has threatened to sue to stop a new Texas law that allows state police to arrest people suspected of illegally crossing the border — unless Gov. Greg Abbott backs off of enforcing the law.

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