redstate.com By Ben Kew
The state of Texas will not give up on its efforts to secure its borders after the Supreme Court ruled that the federal government had the right to intervene.
In a ruling on Tuesday, the Supreme Court decided by a 5-4 majority that federal officials had the right to remove physical barriers erected by the Texas National Guard.
Two supposedly conservative judges, Justices John Roberts and Amy Coney Barett, sided with the Biden administration, while Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Brett Kavanaugh, and Neil Gorsuch dissented.
The decision vacated a previous injunction from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that prevented federal agents from cutting the wire.
However, the Texas Tribune reports that both Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton will refuse to back down over the issue and will carry on fighting to secure the southern border from the waves of illegal immigration.
“The Biden Administration has repeatedly cut wire that Texas installed to stop illegal crossings, opening the floodgates to illegal immigrants,” Andrew Mahaleris, a spokesperson for Abbott told the Tribune.
#BREAKING: By 5-4 vote, #SCOTUS *grants* Biden administration request to vacate Fifth Circuit injunction in Texas border razor-wire case; clears way for federal officials to remove physical impediments to the border.
Justices Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh dissent.
— Steve Vladeck (@steve_vladeck) January 22, 2024
“The absence of razor wire and other deterrence strategies encourages migrants to make unsafe and illegal crossings between ports of entry, while making the job of Texas National Guard soldiers and DPS troopers more dangerous and difficult,” the spokesperson added. “This case is ongoing, and Governor Abbott will continue fighting to defend Texas’ property and its constitutional authority to secure the border.”
Meanwhile, Paxton similarly warned that the “fight is not over” against the Biden administration’s unwillingness to stop the millions of people illegally entering the country each year…
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