Biden’s Efforts to Halt Texas Border Enforcement Could Impact Campaign

The Battle ​Over Border Enforcement: Biden vs. Texas

Just how committed ‌is the Biden administration to an open border? This much: ​They’re still so committed ⁢to an open border that they’re now trying to stop the state ⁤of Texas from actually enforcing the border.

The state of Texas tried to erect ‌barbed wire fencing in the middle of Shelby ‌Park, a Texas state park, to prevent illegal immigrants from simply rushing⁢ over and⁣ into the interior ⁣of ‍the United States. The White House then ordered Border Patrol ⁤to take down some of⁣ that fencing.⁤ The White House has also attempted to sue the state of ⁣Texas to stop the ⁢state from passing a‍ law that would criminalize illegal entry into Texas, a law which would allow the state to⁤ arrest and then presumably attempt to deport illegal immigrants.

The Biden administration basically said, “No. Only we have the prerogative when⁢ it comes to enforcing border law. And we⁤ have chosen‍ not to enforce border law, which means you ⁤cannot enforce border law,” which is an absurd contention.‍ The entire purpose of the federal government is to enforce things like the border. If they won’t do it, then states probably do have the ‍sovereign ability to actually enforce ⁤the border.

Legal‍ Showdown Before the Supreme⁢ Court

The Supreme Court allowed Texas to begin ‌arresting and deporting noncitizens on its own—only ​for another ‌court to⁢ step in hours later⁢ and‌ block any such state efforts for now.

The⁢ rapidly shifting landscape comes thanks to ⁤a legal showdown between Texas ‌and the Biden administration, which argues that states can’t interfere with federal authority⁣ over the border.

In ⁢the afternoon, the Supreme Court declined to block a⁤ Texas law known as SB‌ 4, which makes illegal border crossing ⁤a ⁢state crime and allows state officials to conduct arrests⁢ and deportations. The measure had been ⁢on hold​ as the high court weighed ‌the federal government’s request to halt implementation during ongoing litigation. ‍A federal district judge had ⁤enjoined the law after ‍it ⁣was challenged by the Biden administration and​ immigrant-rights groups, but​ the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in New Orleans, issued a temporary ⁤order that ‍allowed​ SB 4 to go into⁢ effect.

The decision​ will probably ⁤be remanded back to the appellate court, and then ⁤it will come back to the Supreme Court in ‌another ‌form.

The Mexican Perspective

The country of Mexico immediately said they won’t even‍ accept‍ any sort of ​deportees from Texas; if you try to ship⁣ them back into Mexico, they would not accept them. They would only ⁢accept them⁣ from the federal ‌government.

That shows you how hand-in-glove the ​Biden administration is working with the Mexican government.

Remember, Donald Trump had negotiated a Remain in Mexico policy with the Mexican ​government that said if you tried to cross the American‍ border ⁢and you were ⁣captured ​or you applied ​for asylum, you had to ⁣wait in Mexico to hear whether a court would allow you into the country⁣ or not. You could not be⁣ released simply into the United States‌ and then never show up ⁣for a court date again.

Joe‌ Biden‍ walked that back.

The Mexican government,⁣ of course, prefers⁢ to‌ work with Biden rather than the state of Texas. The government of Mexico put out a statement saying:

On behalf of the Government of Mexico, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemns the entry into⁤ force of Texas law SB4, which ⁤seeks to stop the flow of⁤ migrants⁢ by criminalizing them, and encouraging the separation of families, discrimination‌ and racial profiling that violate the human rights of the migrant community.

I didn’t ⁢realize⁤ there was such a ⁢thing as “the migrant community.”

Spoiler alert: There isn’t. It ​turns out the ‌migrants⁢ come from over 100 countries all around the globe. They don’t constitute their own community.

The state of Texas, which‍ is heavily⁣ Hispanic, is not⁤ simply going after Hispanic people. They’re going after anyone who is there illegally.

Mexico is saying if a Chinese national crosses ‍all the way through Mexican territory and then goes⁤ into the United States and the state ‍of ‍Texas,⁣ and ‍you arrest that person and try to deport them back to Mexico, Mexico will refuse and say, “We have to protect our border from the ⁤American ​invasion from the North.”

It is the Biden administration that has announced multiple times that it will not take executive action to⁢ do anything about the border.

And that issue is going to continue to‍ be an albatross around the neck of the Biden campaign.