The Biden administration asked the Supreme Court to reinstate the federal government’s authority over the Texas-Mexico border.
The federal government wants to remove barriers in Eagle Pass, Texas.
“By preventing Border Patrol agents from reaching noncitizens who have already entered the United States, Texas’s barriers in Eagle Pass impede agents’ ability to apprehend and inspect migrants under federal law,” a court document reads.
“Because the concertina wire coils Texas has erected stand between Border Patrol agents and the border and the noncitizens along the border they are charged with inspecting and apprehending — thus physically obstructing agents from fulfilling their responsibilities under federal law — agents cut or move the wire in some circumstances,” the filing adds.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R-TX) responded to the filing in a post on X, writing, “Biden begs SCOTUS to let him cut razor wire TX installed on border. See you in court.”
“Americans & courts will reject Biden’s hostility to immigration laws,” he continued. “TX will continue to deploy National Guard to build border barriers & repel illegal immigrants.”
Biden begs SCOTUS to let him cut razor wire TX installed on border.
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) January 2, 2024
See you in court.
Americans & courts will reject Biden's hostility to immigration laws.
TX will continue to deploy National Guard to build border barriers & repel illegal immigrants.
https://t.co/IJb4sXpdWK
Last month, a federal judge prohibited the Biden administration from removing Texas’ wire fencing to mitigate illegal immigration.
“The district court found that the Border Patrol exceeded its authority by cutting Texas’s c-wire fence for purposes other than a medical emergency, inspection, or detention. Moreover, the public interest supports clear protections for property rights from government intrusion and control,” the court wrote. “Defendants are ENJOINED during the pendency of this appeal from damaging, destroying, or otherwise interfering with Texas’s c-wire fence in the vicinity of Eagle Pass, Texas, as indicated in Texas’s complaint.”
