US appeals court tosses lawsuit over Texas migrant transportation restrictions

A three-judge panel of the New Orleans-based court found that immigration advocates lacked the legal authority to sue Abbott

A US federal appeals court on Friday sided with Greg Abbott, the Texas governor, on technical grounds over a 2021 executive order that restricted transport of migrants through the state, saying a lower court should dismiss a related legal challenge.

In a 2-1 split, a three-judge panel of the New Orleans-based fifth US circuit court of appeals found that immigration advocates lacked the legal authority to sue Abbott over the transportation prohibition.