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The Biden regime then made an expedited appeal to the [[United States Supreme Court]], which ruled that the Border Patrol could continue cutting the wire. Note that the Supreme Court ruled very narrowly: Border Patrol can still cut the razor wire that Texas installs. They did not rule that Texas is prohibited from installing the wire.
The Biden regime then made an expedited appeal to the [[United States Supreme Court]], which ruled that the Border Patrol could continue cutting the wire. Note that the Supreme Court ruled very narrowly: Border Patrol can still cut the razor wire that Texas installs. They did not rule that Texas is prohibited from installing the wire.
Texas governor [[Greg Abbott]] ordered the Texas National Guard to re-install razor wire on the border. They also built a wire fence around Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, Texas, a relatively small patch of land that the Biden regime used as a gathering ground for migrant processing.
Texas governor [[Greg Abbott]] ordered the Texas National Guard to re-install razor wire on the border. They also built a wire fence around Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, Texas, a relatively small patch of land that the Biden regime used as a gathering ground for migrant processing.
Gov. Abbott filed a suit to enjoin the federal government from obstructing Texas's efforts to secure the border. Abbott uses the [[United States Constitution]] to buttress his claim:
Gov. Abbott filed a suit to enjoin the federal government from obstructing Texas's efforts to secure the border. Abbott uses the [[United States Constitution]] to buttress his claim:
*Abbott then articulates the recourse taken by Texas in [[Full_Text_of_the_United_States_Constitution#Section._10.|Article 1, Section 10, Clause 3]]: ''“No State shall, without the Consent of Congress,… engage in War, '''unless actually invaded, or in such imminent Danger as will not admit of delay'''.”''
*Abbott then articulates the recourse taken by Texas in [[Full_Text_of_the_United_States_Constitution#Section._10.|Article 1, Section 10, Clause 3]]: ''“No State shall, without the Consent of Congress,… engage in War, '''unless actually invaded, or in such imminent Danger as will not admit of delay'''.”''
Abbott argues that the state of Texas, in light of the fact that the Federal government has failed in its duty to protect the states, has the right to enforce the laws to control immigration into the United States.
Abbott argues that the state of Texas, in light of the fact that the Federal government has failed in its duty to protect the states, has the right to enforce the laws to control immigration into the United States. Gov. Abbott wrote:<ref>[https://gov.texas.gov/uploads/files/press/Border_Statement_1.24.2024.pdf Governor Greg Abbott, January 24, 2024]. gov.texas.gov</ref>
Gov. Abbott wrote:
{{quotebox-float|The federal government has broken the compact between the United States and the States.
{{quotebox-float|The federal government has broken the compact between the United States and the States.