In a fiery legal showdown, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has thrown down the gauntlet against the Biden administration, filing a lawsuit on Tuesday that alleges the wanton destruction of concertina wire along the US-Mexico border.
Legal showdown begins
In a brazen move, Paxton contends that this act not only violates the Lone Star State’s property rights but has left the border porous and jeopardized the security of Texas.
Federal agents, accused by the Republican Attorney General of implementing a September policy to dismantle the razor-sharp wire, now find themselves at the epicenter of a messy legal showdown.
Cutting wires, aiding illegal entry?
In a news release, Attorney General Paxton declared, “Texas has the sovereign right to construct border barriers to prevent the entry of illegal aliens. Americans across the country were horrified to watch Biden’s open-border policy in action: agents were physically cutting wires and assisting the aliens’ entry into our state. This is illegal. It puts our country and our citizens at risk. The courts must put a stop to it, or Biden’s free-for-all will make this crushing immigration crisis even worse.”
The lawsuit names a slew of defendants, including the Department of Homeland Security, DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, US Customs and Border Protection, CBP’s acting commissioner Troy Miller, US Border Patrol, USBP’s Chief Jason Owens, and USBP Del Rio Sector acting chief patrol agent Juan Bernal.
When approached for comment, a DHS spokesperson cited the pending litigation but added, “Border Patrol agents have a responsibility under federal law to take those who have crossed onto U.S. soil without authorization into custody for processing, as well as to act when there are conditions that put our workforce or migrants at risk.”
Battle at the Border
Paxton’s lawsuit seeks to prevent further destruction of private property, asserting that it is without statutory authority and in violation of both state and federal law.
The battle at the border shows no signs of abating as the Lone Star State and the federal government continue to grapple over the contentious issue of immigration.
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