Texas, Border Patrol and Mexico

Appeals court backs Texas over razor wire installed on US-Mexico border
A federal appeals court Wednesday ruled that Border Patrol agents cannot cut razor wire that Texas installed on the U.S.-Mexico border in the town of Eagle Pass, which has become the center of the state's aggressive measures to curb migrant crossings.
Federal appeals court blocks removal of Texas razor wire along southern border with Mexico
The ruling was issued in a 2-1 vote, with Judge Irma Carrillo Ramirez, who was appointed by President Joe Biden, dissenting.
Feds can’t destroy razor wire Texas installed near border, appeals court rules
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton had sued the Biden administration after Border Patrol agents had cut the razor wire.
Court backs Texas over razor wire installed on US-Mexico border
A federal appeals court Wednesday ruled that Border Patrol agents cannot cut razor wire that Texas installed on the U.S.-Mexico border in the town of Eagle Pass, which has become the center of the state’s aggressive measures to curb migrant crossings.
Appeals court blocks Biden administration from removing razor wire in border feud with Texas
A federal appeals court has blocked the Biden administration from removing razor wire put up by Texas officials on the Mexico border.
Federal judge denies initial Texas request in razor wire lawsuit but slams Biden administration
A federal judge denied Texas’ request for emergency relief against federal immigration officials cutting state-owned razor wire along the Rio Grande, even as she slammed the Biden administration’s “utter failure” to stop border crossings.
Border Razor Wire Must Stay, Judges Tell Joe Biden
In its ruling on Wednesday, the 5th Circuit dismissed the administration's claim that the federal government's sovereign immunity barred the Texas lawsuit.
Feds can't destroy razor wire Texas installed near Eagle Pass, appeals court rules
A federal appeals court on Wednesday stopped the federal government from destroying a fence of razor wire that Texas installed along the U.S.-Mexico border near Eagle Pass.
Appeals Court Again Blocks U.S. From Cutting Texas Border Wire Along Rio Grande
The injunction is the second time that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has sided with Texas in a yearlong dispute over barbed wire around the city of Eagle Pass.

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Texas offers Trump land on US-Mexico border for potential mass deportations
Texas is offering a parcel of rural ranchland along the U.S.-Mexico border to use as a staging area for potential mass ...
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No. 5 Texas routs New Mexico State 90-50 at Gulf Coast Showcase
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19 fishermen from Mexico forced to give back 2,000 pounds of fish to Coast Guard off Texas coast
Mexican fishermen off the Texas coast were forced to give up more than 2,000 pounds of fish when U.S. Coast Guard accused ...