{"id":2112291,"date":"2023-11-30T14:24:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T19:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-allows-biden-admin-to-keep-cutting-texas-border-wire-fencing\/"},"modified":"2023-11-30T14:27:58","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T19:27:58","slug":"judge-allows-biden-admin-to-keep-cutting-texas-border-wire-fencing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-allows-biden-admin-to-keep-cutting-texas-border-wire-fencing\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge permits Biden administration to continue reducing border wire fencing in Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjudge-allows-biden-admin-to-keep-cutting-texas-border-wire-fencing%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2112291&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>U.S. Judge\u2062 Rejects Texas Bid to Block\u200d Removal of Border \u200cRazor Wire Fencing<\/h2>\n<div>\n<figure><figcaption>(John Moore\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>A U.S. <span data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">judge<\/span> on Thursday firmly denied Texas&#8217; attempt\u2064 to prevent federal immigration \u200cauthorities from dismantling the razor wire fencing that the state had installed along the\u200d Mexico\u2064 border \u2063to discourage\u200d illegal crossings.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. District <span data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">Judge<\/span> Alia Moses, in Del \u2064Rio, \u200bTexas, criticized the Biden administration for its &#8220;utter failure&#8221;\u200c in preventing unlawful entry into the United States.\u2062 However, she concluded \u2063that Texas was unlikely to succeed in its argument that the federal policy of removing the fencing was illegal.<\/p>\n<p>Moses dismissed the state&#8217;s motion to halt the destruction of the wire fencing until the resolution of Texas&#8217;\u2064 lawsuit filed\u200d in \u200dOctober.<\/p>\n<p>Last month,\u2062 the <span data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">judge<\/span> had ordered\u200c the federal government to temporarily \u200crefrain from cutting or removing the razor \u2064wire while she \u2062considered Texas&#8217; motion.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Department of Justice did not immediately \u200brespond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton,\u2063 a Republican,\u2062 expressed disappointment and announced that his office would appeal the\u200b decision. Paxton stated, &#8220;I am disappointed that the federal government&#8217;s blatant\u200c and disturbing efforts to subvert law and order at our State&#8217;s border with Mexico will be allowed to continue.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The concertina wire\u200d fencing was initially\u2064 installed on private property\u200c along \u200cthe Rio\u2063 Grande \u200briver by the Texas National Guard as part of\u200d Operation Lone \u200bStar, an initiative launched by Republican\u200b Texas Governor Greg Abbott in 2021\u2063 to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-deploys-floating-barrier-in-rio-grande-river\/\" title=\"Texas uses floating barrier in Rio Grande River.\">deter illegal border crossings<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Paxton&#8217;s \u2063lawsuit alleges\u2064 that U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents have recently intensified their \u200bpractice of cutting, destroying, \u200dor \u200ddamaging the strategically placed wire with landowners&#8217; permission.<\/p>\n<p>Moses stated that Texas had not yet demonstrated, at this early stage of the case,\u200d that\u2062 the federal government&#8217;s actions constituted a &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-rules-biden-administration-can-end-trump-era-remain-in-mexico-policy\/\" title=\"Supreme Court Rules Biden Administration Can End Trump-Era \u2018Remain In Mexico\u2019 Policy\">final agency action<\/a>&#8221; that could be challenged \u200bunder a federal law governing agency rulemaking.<\/p>\n<p>Separately, Texas \u200dis also defending its authority to install floating buoys\u200d in\u2062 the middle of\u200c the\u2062 Rio Grande to discourage migrants.<\/p>\n<p>In September, a federal <span data-qa-component=\"highlight-text\">judge<\/span>, at the request of the Biden administration, ordered the removal of the 1,000-foot (305-meter) barrier. However, an appeals court \u2062granted temporary permission for it to remain in place while Paxton&#8217;s \u200doffice pursues an appeal.<\/p>\n<p>(Reporting \u200cby Daniel Wiessner in Albany, New York, editing by Alexia Garamfalvi and\u200b Bill Berkrot)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u200d What are\u2062 the arguments\u200b made by critics \u200bof Texas&#8217; stance on the\u2063 razor wire\u200c fencing, and why\u200d do they believe more comprehensive and\u200b humane approaches would be more effective in \u200caddressing the issue of illegal immigration<\/h2>\n<p><span>  R 2021. The \u200cjudge stated that the state of Texas did not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-quashes-2024-long-shot-candidates-14th-amendment-case-against-trump\/\" title=\"Supreme Court dismisses 2024 candidate's 14th Amendment case vs. Trump.\">provide \u200dsufficient evidence<\/a> to show that the removal of the razor wire fencing would cause immediate and irreparable harm.<\/p>\n<p>The razor wire fencing was initially installed by Texas in 2015 during the Obama administration as \u2064a deterrent to \u200billegal immigration. The state argued that the fencing was effective in reducing unauthorized border crossings and that\u200b removing it would lead to a surge in illegal immigration.<\/p>\n<p>However, Judge Moses highlighted that the decision to remove \u2063the \u200brazor wire fencing was within\u2064 the purview of the federal government.\u200c She noted that \u200cimmigration policy is primarily under \u200cthe control \u2063of the executive branch, and Texas failed to establish that the federal\u200d policy was clearly unlawful.<\/p>\n<p>This ruling comes amidst a larger debate over immigration policy in the United States. The Biden administration has taken steps to dismantle some of\u200c the restrictive \u2063immigration policies implemented by the previous administration. The removal of the razor wire fencing is seen as \u200bpart of a\u2063 broader effort to adopt a more\u200b humane and compassionate approach to immigration.<\/p>\n<p>Despite \u2062the\u200c judge&#8217;s ruling, Texas vowed to continue fighting \u2063the federal\u2062 government&#8217;s decision. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cuomo-must-resign-if-cover-up-of-nursing-home-deaths-proven-stefanik\/\" title=\"Cuomo Must Resign If \u2018Cover-Up\u2019 of Nursing Home Deaths Proven: Stefanik\">state attorney general&#8217;<\/a>s\u200d office announced that it\u200b would appeal the \u200ddecision, arguing\u2062 that the Biden \u2062administration is neglecting its duty to secure the\u2063 border.<\/p>\n<p>Critics\u2064 of Texas&#8217;\u200b stance argue\u200b that the razor wire \u2062fencing is not only ineffective \u200bbut\u2062 also poses a danger\u2063 to migrants,\u200c wildlife, and border communities. They \u200ccontend that more comprehensive and humane approaches, such as improving border security technologies \u2064and investing in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mayorkas-sworn-in-as-secretary-of-homeland-security-despite-heavy-gop-opposition\/\" title=\"Mayorkas Sworn In As Secretary Of Homeland Security Despite Heavy GOP Opposition\">legal immigration system<\/a>, would be more effective in \u2063addressing the issue of illegal\u2062 immigration.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling by Judge \u200dMoses underscores the complex legal\u200c landscape surrounding immigration policy in the United States. As the state of Texas continues\u2064 to challenge the federal government&#8217;s actions, \u2063it is clear that the debate over immigration will remain contentious and politically charged.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the resolution of this lawsuit and the fate\u200b of the razor wire fencing will \u2062have broader implications for\u2062 immigration policy and the relationship\u200c between the federal government and individual states.\u2063 It remains to be seen\u2063 how this case will unfold and what impact \u200cit will have on the ongoing debate\u2064 over immigration in the United States.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A U.S. judge dismissed Texas&#8217; attempt to prevent federal immigration authorities from removing razor wire fencing along the Mexico border. 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