Abbott installs new Texas-Mexico border barrier amid Biden fight
- January 13, 2024
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Texas has installed new barriers along part of its border with Mexico., blocking He Border Patrol Access– the court statement says. And it comes as the conflict over
Texas has installed new barriers along part of its border with Mexico., blocking He Border Patrol Access– the court statement says.
And it comes as the conflict over migration between the state’s Republican governor and Democratic President Joe Biden worsens.
The Texas National Guard installed a new concertina and fencing along a section of the border near Eagle Pass, blocking Border Patrol access to a city park where there is a boat ramp that agents use to get to the Rio Grande. application to the Supreme Court.
Robert Danley, an official with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, said in a presentation that Without the ramp, officers had no way to control the area. And:
there is no practical option for responding to migrants who may be at risk.
The measure is part of a broader confrontation between the Biden administration and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over record numbers of migrants crossing the border illegally since the Democrat took office in 2021.
Texas has increasingly sought to impose its own border controls, which have historically been the legal domain of the federal government.
In one of the most exciting events Abbottstate transported about 100 thousand migrants by bus since 2022 from the border to Democratic strongholds including Chicago and New York.
Abbott: Texas has legal authority to control entry into state
Abbott said at a news conference Friday that Texas has the legal authority to control entry to any location within the state, including Shelby Park in Eagle Pass.
A Texas military department spokesman said the National Guard has maintained a presence and temporary barrier in the park since 2021 and that the current efforts are aimed at preventing future illegal border crossings.
The governor has already ordered the installation of razor wire and floating buoys in the Rio Grande River dividing the United States and Mexico, sparking a legal battle with the White House.
Earlier this month, the Biden administration asked Supreme Court justices to temporarily allow Border Patrol agents to cut or remove controversial wire barriers that Texas says are needed to prevent illegal border crossings.
The Supreme Court has not yet ruled on the administration’s request to stay a lower court ruling that temporarily barred federal agents from tampering with the fence while the trial continues. (Reuters)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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