US EditionTexas defies federal threat to abandon border area, setting up legal showdown
- Texas National Guard soldiers seized control of Shelby Park, causing a dispute with federal authorities and local officials in Eagle Pass over the city park's takeover.
- The Biden administration criticized Texas for preventing Border Patrol agents from performing their duties, while Texas Attorney General Paxton accused the administration of not fully enforcing immigration law.
- Texas Attorney General Paxton rejected the Biden administration's accusations and vowed to defend the state's actions, leading to a possible legal showdown over the country's immigration policies.
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Texas will defy DHS' cease-and-desist demand over access to border area, AG says
Texas will not comply with the Biden administration's demand that it stop blocking U.S. Border Patrol agents from accessing a 2.5-mile stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border, according to the state's attorney general.
Texas refuses to surrender migrant-packed Shelby Park to federal authorities after Biden admin sends cease-and-desist letter
Texas fired back at the Biden administration on Wednesday, informing the Department of Homeland Security that the Lone Star State will not comply with a demand letter insisting that the state allow federal border authorities into Shelby Park – a hive of illegal border crossings.
Texas Refuses to Comply with Cease-and-Desist Letter
“Texas is refusing to comply with a cease-and-desist letter from the Biden administration over actions by the state that have impeded U.S. Border Patrol agents from accessing part of the border with Mexico,” NBC News reports.
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