The attorney general of Texas on Wednesday defied federal officials who demanded state authorities abandon a public park along the U.S.-Mexico border that state National Guard soldiers seized last week, setting up a legal showdown with the Biden administration 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 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.

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Texas refuses to surrender migrant-packed Shelby Park to federal authorities after Biden admin sends cease-and-desist letter

&quot;Because the facts and law side with Texas, the State will continue utilizing its constitutional authority to defend her territory,&quot; Attorney General Ken Paxton wrote.

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Texas defies federal threat to abandon border area, setting up legal showdown

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has rejected the Biden administration’s request for the state to “cease and desist” from blocking border access to federal agents.

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Texas rejects Biden administration’s cease-and-desist over border access

Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sent a letter to the Biden administration Wednesday reiterating the state&#039;s unwillingness to relinquish control of property along the southern border to federal authorities, according to a copy of the letter first obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation.

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EXCLUSIVE: Texas AG Ken Paxton Rejects Biden Admin’s Demands To Give Up Control Of Border Area

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.

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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...

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Texas refuses to comply with Biden administration's cease-and-desist letter about border access

“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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Texas Refuses to Comply with Cease-and-Desist Letter

On January 14th, the Department of Homeland Security sent a cease-and-desist letter to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton demanding that the Texas Military Department end it’s “enhanced border security measures in Eagle Pass’s Shelby park.” DHS demanded they comply by today, January 17th. The Gateway Pundit reported that armed Texas National Guardsmen had kicked out U.S.

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Showdown: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Issues Scorching Response to DHS Cease-and-Desist Order Texas Won't Back Down.

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“The State will continue utilizing its constitutional authority to defend her territory, and I will continue defending those lawful efforts in court,” Texas...

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In blunt letter, AG Ken Paxton rejects demand to give feds access to section of Rio Grande

Texas defies federal threat to abandon border area, setting up legal showdown

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