Judge Debunks Greg Abbott's COVID-Fighting Rationale, Blocks Texas Gov Ban on Transporting Migrants

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Federal Judge Debunks Greg Abbott’s COVID-Fighting Rationale, Blocks Texas Governor’s Ban on Transporting Migrants
ADAM KLASFELD AUG 26, 2021 6:40 PM

In a win for the Biden administration, a federal judge blocked an executive order by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) that would have banned the U.S. government from transporting migrants in the Lone Star State. Abbott issued the order under the banner of fighting the coronavirus pandemic.

U.S. District Judge Kathleen Cardone, a George W. Bush appointee, determined that the governor’s order violated the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution and said Abbott’s rationale did not withstand basic scrutiny.

“Indeed, recent data shows that ‘migrants generally test positive at similar or lower rates than Americans living in the counties where they are tested,'” Cardone’s 19-page ruling notes.
“And Texas’ single anecdotal example of noncitizens posing a public health risk — a migrant family apparently coughing without wearing masks in a restaurant — is not sufficient evidence that the Order will be effective in combating COVID-19 in Texas.”

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