Texas' Operation Lone Star border security initiative has expanded over the past year despite courtroom setbacks revealing cracks in its legal foundation, and it appears poised to grow further unless the federal government steps in to confront it.
U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared reluctant Wednesday to give wider latitude for individuals to sue border agents for damages over alleged constitutional violations, questioning whether such suits could negatively impact national security.
President Joe Biden touted his vision for a fairer and more efficient immigration enforcement system in his first State of the Union address on Tuesday while staying silent in response to calls for U.S. protections for Ukrainians in the wake of Russia's recent invasion.
U.S. Supreme Court justices were skeptical of some red states' strategy to revive a Trump-era rule that curbed low-income migrants' access to green cards, questioning Wednesday if a Ninth Circuit case is the right vehicle to challenge the Biden administration's abandonment of the rule.
Civil rights groups have renewed a request for the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate a border security operation launched by the state of Texas, saying the expanding initiative has led to unconstitutional discrimination and due process violations.