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U.S. attorney general tells Texas to rescind immigrant COVID-19 order
Reuters ^ | July 29, 2021 | Sarah N. Lynch

Posted on 07/29/2021 3:00:10 PM PDT by libstripper

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday warned Texas Governor Greg Abbott to "immediately rescind" a new executive order aimed at curbing the travel into the state of undocumented immigrants who may pose a risk of transmitting COVID-19.

"The order violates federal law in numerous respects, and Texas cannot lawfully enforce the executive order against any federal official or private parties working with the United States," Garland told Abbott in a letter.

He added that if Texas continues to implement the ground restrictions on migrants, then the Justice Department will "pursue all appropriate legal remedies."

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: covid; migrants; tx; usag
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To: libstripper

As a Texan I “hope” Abbott tell Garland to go f’ck himself....in EXACTLY the same way the limp wristed mayor or Portland gave Trump the middle finger. If there was any time to draw a red line this is it.


61 posted on 07/29/2021 3:27:00 PM PDT by tatown
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To: rktman
“HAVE TO”? Uh, nope.

Well yeah, but that's what President Xiden and Willie Brown's ex-girlfriend want to think.

62 posted on 07/29/2021 3:28:29 PM PDT by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: libstripper

Will the Republic of Texas continue to Remember the Alamo?


63 posted on 07/29/2021 3:29:13 PM PDT by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: Taxman

Wait a min, …. no state shall interfere with any federal official or office …. Wow, who knew all those states issuing stand downs to dozens of Trunp orders were breaking the law.


64 posted on 07/29/2021 3:29:40 PM PDT by midwest_hiker
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To: libstripper
A brilliant executive order by the governor of Texas.

FTA: 'Abbott signed the order, which states that "no person, other than a federal, state, or local law-enforcement official, shall provide ground transportation to a group of migrants" who have been detained by federal immigration officials for crossing the border.'

Essentially, migrants who have been detained by federal immigration officials are, in-fact, prisoners. The only personnel authorized to transport prisoners are "federal, state, or local law-enforcement official(s).

65 posted on 07/29/2021 3:31:49 PM PDT by FtrPilot
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To: nickcarraway
Look at it from a conservative perspective: The United States implemented certain policies. People responded in exactly the way would be expected from those policies. Some isn’t invading when you invited them.

Policies don't negate or invalidate laws or the Constitution regarding securing our borders and or entering this country illegally.

Again, we scattered our military all over the planet for 50 years, all while we were incrementally and systematically invaded by tens of millions of criminals, right here at home.

66 posted on 07/29/2021 3:32:07 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Seruzawa
We are so lucky that that Nazi Garland isn’t on the USSC...

I found myself thanking God for that during his hearings. What a twisted up little man. And he must be quite educated, but comes off as seriously dumb.

67 posted on 07/29/2021 3:32:07 PM PDT by AAABEST (NY/DC/LA media/political/military industrial complex DELENDA EST)
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To: midwest_hiker

Wait a min, …. no state shall interfere with any federal official or office …. Wow, who knew all those states issuing stand downs to dozens of Trunp orders were breaking the law.

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don’t be silly.... that only applies when Dem/marxists are in power of the federal gov.


68 posted on 07/29/2021 3:32:09 PM PDT by Levy78
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To: libstripper

Ok Feds, if they come in and we can’t stop them, we will refuse to let them get any job, any education, any state benefit, any medical care other than emergency as well as cite them for any infraction and jail them. They may think over wanting to come. Discrimination, you bet.


69 posted on 07/29/2021 3:32:25 PM PDT by Pirate Ragnar
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To: libstripper
Bottom line.
This un-American, more accurately anti-American, crap by this administration, can all be traced back to the election fraud allowing Obama/Biden/Harris to unlawfully take office.

A fraud perpetrated by Fox and (not your) friends with their blaring silence on obvious election fraud.

But not silent until AFTER they called Arizona for Biden while people were still waiting in line to vote AND the polls still open. They were loud and clear then. They had to act fast. Trump was going to run the table, they were desperate.

Fox and (not your) friends are as complicit in the fraud and by extension the betrayal of a President, you and the country as any low life they pretend to dislike.

That stunt with Brett Bair coming out against Republicans on the 1/6 sham hearings was an attempt to CYA.
A diversion to sweep their crime of betrayal under the rug and to appease their Democrat friends.

70 posted on 07/29/2021 3:33:51 PM PDT by lewislynn ( Supporting your social media is more harmful to the country than voting Democrat)
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To: libstripper

big opportunity for the GOP- i have no doubt they will F it up.


71 posted on 07/29/2021 3:34:01 PM PDT by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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To: joshua c

Admiral Josh Painter:(The Hunt for the Red October) This business will get out of control. It will get out of control and we’ll be lucky to live through it.


72 posted on 07/29/2021 3:34:20 PM PDT by skams19
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To: libstripper

I’m beginning to think Merrick Garland is the Dem’s Jeff Sessions. Real good at writing scary letters.


73 posted on 07/29/2021 3:35:31 PM PDT by Baldwin77 (The 2020 election was stolen from MY President Trump)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Need a Convention of Free States to discuss session and the formation of a real Republic based on the original Constitution. This new union to name Trump as its President. They want insurrection give it to them.


74 posted on 07/29/2021 3:36:41 PM PDT by Forward the Light Brigade ( ALWAYS GO FORWARD AND NEVER GO BACK.)
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To: libstripper

And what remedies do the feds have against a sovereign state? The government is required by law to protect the States against foreign invaders. How is it ok for the People’s cabinet to threaten the people of the State of Texas, or any other State for that matter. This government has forgotten its responsibilities.


75 posted on 07/29/2021 3:36:46 PM PDT by PrairieLady2
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To: tatown
If there was any time to draw a red line this is it.

Yes, it is.

76 posted on 07/29/2021 3:36:53 PM PDT by zzeeman ("We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality." )
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To: NFHale

Basically, Garland is taking the position that Abott lacks jurisdiction over these folks because they are in his state illegally.


77 posted on 07/29/2021 3:37:17 PM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: libstripper

State’s rights.


78 posted on 07/29/2021 3:37:45 PM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith…..)
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To: Gay State Conservative

It does not hurt to make it an issue, and force the left to explain why illegal aliens get special rights that federal workers, and citizens in general, do not. It would help if dozens of States join in on any suits. Make them take a position.


79 posted on 07/29/2021 3:37:52 PM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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