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Texas ignores Supreme Court ruling, continues adding razor wire along border

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The high court threw out a lower court decision, meaning federal agents can resume cutting razor wire. But Gov. Greg Abbott says the state will keep adding more wire, saying Texas' constitutional right to defend itself outweighs federal law.

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  1. Supreme Court says Biden administration can remove razor wire that Texas installed along border

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    Texas ignores Supreme Court ruling, continues adding razor wire along border

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  1. CBS News

    Supreme Court says Biden administration can remove razor wire that Texas installed along border (opens CBS News)

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    Texas has assembled razor wire along some sections of the U.S.-Mexico border to try to deter migrants from entering the country illegally.

  2. SCOTUSblog

    Court allows Border Patrol to cut Texas’ razor wire along Rio Grande (opens SCOTUSblog)

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    The Supreme Court on Thursday granted a request from the Biden administration to allow federal Border Patrol agents to cut or move razor wire installed by Texas along a portion of the U.S.-Mexico border. Three migrants – a woman and two children – drowned on Jan. 12 near the disputed area, the Bi

  3. Legal Insurrection

    Supreme Court Allows Feds to Cut Razor Wire on Texas Border While Lawsuit Continues Through the Courts (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Barrett voted to vacate the injunction that prevented the border patrol from cutting the wire installed by Texas.

  4. Fox7 Austin

    Supreme Court allows federal agents to cut razor wire Texas installed on US-Mexico border (opens Fox7 Austin)

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    A divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed Border Patrol agents to cut razor wire that Texas installed on the U.S.-Mexico border, while a lawsuit over the wire continues.

  5. KVIA El Paso

    Local and state leaders react to Supreme Court's ruling that Border Patrol can cut Texas razor wire (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Soon after the U.S. Supreme Court voted 5-4 to allow Border Patrol to cut Texas's razor wire, Governor Greg Abbott's Office fired back. “The Biden Administration has repeatedly cut wire that Texas installed to stop illegal crossings, opening the floodgates to illegal immigra…

  6. Vox

    The Supreme Court says no, Texas can’t use razor wire to restrain federal agents (opens Vox)

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    By a bare 5-4 majority, the Supreme Court reaffirms that federal law still applies to Texas.

  7. The Daily Caller

    Texas Refuses To Vacate Border Area, Puts Up More Wire In Defiance Of SCOTUS (opens The Daily Caller)

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    Texas authorities erected more razor wire Tuesday despite the Supreme Court ruling that the federal government can take it down.

  8. Washington Times

    Supreme Court allows federal agents to cut razor wire Texas installed on U.S.-Mexico border (opens Washington Times)

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    A divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed Border Patrol agents to cut razor wire that Texas installed on the U.S.-Mexico border, while a lawsuit over the wire continues.

  9. Al Jazeera

    Supreme Court allows federal agents to cut razor wire at US-Mexico border (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Ruling seen as win for Biden administration amid dispute with Texas over ‘inhumane’ fence that has injured migrants.

  10. Hot Air

    SCOTUS Rules Against Texas on Razor Wire - Lets Border Patrol Remove It (opens Hot Air)

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    Big win for Biden administration

  11. The Week

    Supreme Court says US border agents can remove Texas razor wire (opens The Week)

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    The 5-4 ruling is a win for the Biden administration in its broader fight over border authority with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott

  12. Rolling Stone

    Supreme Court Sides With Biden, Says Feds Can Remove Razor Wire at Border (opens Rolling Stone)

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    The Supreme Court ruled that the Biden administration can remove razor wire installed by the Texas government over swaths of the border.

  13. KVIA El Paso

    Supreme Court allows Biden administration to remove razor wire on US-Mexico border in 5-4 vote (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    CNN By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court is allowing US Border Patrol agents to remove razor wire deployed by Texas GOP Gov. Greg Abbott’s security initiative at the US-Mexico border while the state’s legal challenge to the practice plays out. The vote was 5-4.

  14. Local News 8

    ‘This is not over,’ Texas says after Supreme Court lets Biden administration remove razor wire at US-Mexico border (opens Local News 8)

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    By Alisha Ebrahimji, Rosa Flores and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN Eagle Pass, Texas (CNN) — As the migrant crisis continues at the US-Mexico border and beyond, tensions between Texas and federal officials remain high.

  15. News Nation Now

    Texas vows to continue installing razor wire despite SCOTUS ruling (opens News Nation Now)

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    “The Texas Military Department continues to hold the line in Shelby Park,” the department said in a statement Tuesday.

  16. Fox News

    Texas slams Biden admin, promises tough border measures after SCOTUS razor wire ruling (opens Fox News)

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    Texas officials are vowing to maintain strict border measures despite a Supreme Court decision allowing border patrol officials could cut razor wire designed to deter illegal crossings.

  17. New York Post

    Texas Gov. Greg Abbott continues laying razor wire to keep migrants out, despite court allowing feds to cut it (opens New York Post)

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    “Texas’ razor wire is an effective deterrent against the illegal border crossings encouraged by Biden’s open border policies,” Abbott wrote on X Wednesday. “We continue to deploy …

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  19. Blaze Media

    Texas responds to Supreme Court ruling by adding more razor wire along border: 'Hold the line' (opens Blaze Media)

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    The U.S. Supreme Court sided with the Biden Department of Homeland Security Monday, allowing federal border officials to cut the razor wire Texas has installed along stretches of the Rio Grande as a means of securing the southern border and protecting American sovereignty. Rather than cave in...

  20. Washington Examiner

    What's next in the Texas border wire legal battle? (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Razor wire fences along the southern U.S. border are sparking a legal battle after the Supreme Court dealt Texas a blow in their effort to secure the border.

  21. Blaze Media

    White House makes telling admission about the razor wire Texas installed on the border: 'It got in the way' (opens Blaze Media)

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    White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre celebrated on Tuesday the Supreme Court's decision that allows Border Patrol agents to cut razor wire on the southern border because "it got in the way."Last year, Texas began installing razor wire on the southern border to deter migrants from entering …

  22. Insider

    Texas is exploiting a loophole in a new Supreme Court ruling to keep putting up razor-wire fencing at the border (opens Insider)

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    Texas GOP Gov. Greg Abbott suggested Wednesday that the state will keep putting up razor-wire at the border, even if federal agents take it down.

  23. FOX 4 Dallas

    Texas ignores Supreme Court ruling, continues adding razor wire along border (opens FOX 4 Dallas)

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    The high court threw out a lower court decision, meaning federal agents can resume cutting razor wire. But Gov. Greg Abbott says the state will keep adding more wire, saying Texas' constitutional right to defend itself outweighs federal law.

  24. Latin Times

    Texas Installs More Razor Wire in Border Area Despite Supreme Court Ruling Allowing it be Cut Down (opens Latin Times)

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    "This is not over," Abbott said in a social media post after the ruling, which allows federal authorities to cut the razor wire while a lawsuit continues

  25. Blaze Media

    This is HUGE! Texas defies SCOTUS and rebuilds wire border fence (opens Blaze Media)

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    The ongoing battle between the Biden administration and the state of Texas continues. On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that federal border agents be permitted to cut and remove razor wire Texas had set up to prevent illegal crossings. Gov. Greg Abbott responded by issuing a statement declaring T..

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