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.
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.
"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.
"The destruction of Texas' border barriers will not help enforce the law or keep American citizens safe. This fight is not over, and I look forward to defending our state's sovereignty." The legal battle began last September when Abbott declared a state of emergency over the ongoing illegal immigration crisis, which allowed the mobilization of the Texas National Guard to help secure the border.
After Border Patrol agents responded by tearing down parts of a wire barrier, Texas sued the Department of Homeland Security, arguing that they had vandalized state property and interfered with their efforts to enforce the law.
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