The federal government violated several laws, including the Immigration and Nationality Act, the Public Health Service Act, and the Administrative Procedure Act, by abandoning protections that prevented illegal immigrants infected with COVID-19 from entering Texas. This failure increased the risk to public health in Texas and across the U.S., while also harming economic recovery efforts following the pandemic. America First Legal (AFL), working alongside the State of Texas, sued the Biden Administration for not enforcing the Title 42 health restrictions during the pandemic.
AFL and Texas won a preliminary injunction against the Administration in March 2022. Following this, the Biden Administration changed its policies to address the issues, and the case was subsequently terminated.