Federal judge temporarily blocks Gov. Greg Abbott’s order to pull over vehicles with migrants, which drew racial profiling concerns Texas Tribune Updated: August 3, 2021 9:55 pm A group of migrants walks onto a Customs and Border Patrol vehicle after being apprehended near the U.S. and Mexico border in Del Rio on July 23, 2021. Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. U.S. District Judge Kathleen Cardone granted a temporary restraining order against Abbott’s move, meaning it will be blocked while the case continues to unfold. The U.S. Justice Department sued Abbott and Texas on Friday, a day after U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland threatened to take legal action if Abbott didn’t rescind his order, calling it “dangerous and unlawful.”