A federal appeals court made the ruling on Wednesday Texas is right. Construction of a razor-wire border wall to stop illegal immigration in the Lone Star State.
Texas Govt Greg Abbott announced the decision on X, saying President Biden “was wrong to cut our razor wire.”
“We continue to add more razor wire border barriers,” the Republican leader wrote.
A 2-1 decision by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday clears the way for Texas to pursue a lawsuit accusing the Biden administration of evictions without removing the fence.
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It also overturned a federal judge’s November 2023 denial of a preliminary injunction to Texas because the state resisted federal efforts to build a fence 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 only trying to protect its property, to “manage” the U.S. Border Patrol. No, and it is likely to succeed in its infringement claims.
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Duncan said the federal government had waived its sovereign immunity, dismissing concerns that the Texas order would hamper immigration enforcement and harm the government’s relationship with Mexico.
A Venezuelan immigrant allows Texas National Guard soldiers to pass his family through razor wire after crossing the Rio Grande from Mexico on September 27, 2023 in Eagle Pass, Texas. (John Moore/Getty Images)
He said the public interest “supports clear protections for property rights from governmental interference and control” and ensures that federal immigration law enforcement “does not unnecessarily interfere with the rights of numerous property owners.” Don’t.”
Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton called the ruling “a big win for Texas.”
“The Biden administration has been ordered to damage, destroy or otherwise interfere with the Texas border fence,” Paxton wrote in a post on X. “We immediately filed suit when the federal The government was seen destroying fences to allow illegal aliens to enter, and we”I have fought every step for the sovereignty and security of Texas.”
Migrants try to cross the southern border in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico in February. (David Peinado/Anadolu via Getty Images)
gave The White House Texas is locked in legal battles with other states that have tried to curb illegal immigration.
In May, the full 5th Circuit heard arguments in a separate case between Texas and the White House on whether the state could place a 1,000-foot floating barrier on the Rio Grande.
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The appeals court is also reviewing a judge’s order blocking a Texas law that would have ordered state officials to arrest, prosecute and deport people in the country illegally.