US EditionJudge orders federal agents to stop cutting Texas razor wire for now at busy Mexico border crossing
- A chief judge in Texas has ordered the federal government to stop cutting through razor wire installed to discourage unlawful immigration, pending a hearing on the state attorney general's request to bar federal border authorities from interfering with the wire.
- The state of Texas has sued the Biden administration over the destruction of razor wire in Eagle Pass, where thousands of migrants have crossed the Rio Grande seeking to enter Texas, outpacing federal resources. The state claims that the federal government is undermining their border security efforts by cutting the razor wire.
- U.S. District Judge Alia Moses issued a temporary restraining order allowing federal agents to cut the wire to provide emergency medical aid to migrants who have been injured by the wire.
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Federal judge orders immigration agents to stop removing Texas’ concertina wire on the border
By Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune Oct. 30, 2023 "Federal judge orders immigration agents to stop removing Texas’ concertina wire on the border" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most es…
Judge bars US border agents from cutting, removing razor wire Texas installed
Texas is taking the federal government to court over border protection. A significant development occurred on Monday, Oct. 30, when a federal judge issued an order preventing U.S. Border Patrol agents from removing or cutting the razor wire installed by the state along the border. This order comes in response to Texas' lawsuit against the Biden administration over the removal of the razor wire in Eagle Pass, a location where numerous migran…
Federal judge blocks immigration officials from cutting Texas border fence
US District Judge Alia Moses of the Western District of Texas granted a temporary restraining order to Texas and enjoined the federal government from interfering with Texas’s fencing at the U.S.-Mexico border. The suit was brought by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. As part of Operation Lone Star, the Texas Military Department has deployed concertina wire fencing to deter illegal crossings at the Texas-Mexico border. Paxton alleged that since …
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