DOJ Sues Texas Over Abbott’s Order to Restrict Illegal Aliens Amid Pandemic

A group of more than 350 illegal immigrants wait for Border Patrol after crossing the Rio Grande from Mexico into Del Rio, Texas, on July 25, 2021. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a federal lawsuit against the state of Texas and Gov. Greg Abbott over an executive order he issued to limit the ground transportation of illegal aliens.

Abbott, a Republican, said that the executive order he issued on July 28 is intended to “reduce the risk of COVID-19 exposure” in Texas communities, amid an increase in CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus infections in the Lone Star State, including among illegal aliens.