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Trump administration drops challenge to Texas law targeting people who illegally cross the border

Senate Bill 4, the Texas law that makes illegally crossing the border a state crime, will continue to be challenged by two immigrant rights groups and El Paso County.

A National Guard soldier sits atop a wall made out of shipping containers while watching over the U.S.-Mexico border on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, in Eagle Pass.


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