Immigration & Border SecurityDOJ Moves to Drop Lawsuit Seeking to Block Texas Officers From Arresting Illegal ImmigrantsThe agency sued Texas in 2024 over a state law.SaveMark Us Preferred on GooglePrintBorder 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 TimesZachary StieberSenior Reporter3/20/2025|Updated: 3/20/20250:00X 1The 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.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.