A federal appeals court has ruled that Texas can proceed with constructing a razor wire border wall to deter illegal immigration. This decision allows the state to continue its lawsuit against the Biden administration, accusing them of trespassing and refusing to remove existing fencing.
A federal appeals court on Wednesday ruled that Texas has the right to build a razor wire border wall to deter illegal immigration into the Lone Star State. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced the ruling on X, saying President Biden was 'wrong to cut our razor wire .' 'We continue adding more razor wire border barrier,' the Republican leader wrote. Wednesday’s 2-1 decision by the 5th U.S.
It also reversed a federal judge's November 2023 refusal to grant a preliminary injunction to Texas as the state resisted federal efforts to remove fencing along the Rio Grande in the vicinity of Eagle Pass, Texas. Circuit Judge Kyle Duncan, a Trump appointee during the president-elect's first term, wrote for Wednesday's majority that Texas was trying only to safeguard its own property, not 'regulate' U.S. Border Patrol, and was likely to succeed in its trespass claims.
Duncan said the federal government waived its sovereign immunity and rejected its concerns that a ruling by Texas would impede the enforcement of immigration law and undermine the government's relationship with Mexico. He said the public interest 'supports clear protections for property rights from government intrusion and control' and ensuring that federal immigration law enforcement does not 'unnecessarily intrude into the rights of countless property owners.
The appeals court is also reviewing a judge's order blocking a Texas law that would allow state officials to arrest, prosecute and order the removal of people in the country illegally.
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