{"id":2147321,"date":"2024-01-12T09:22:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-12T14:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-files-response-in-concertina-border-barrier-lawsuit-with-supreme-court\/"},"modified":"2024-01-12T09:25:00","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T14:25:00","slug":"texas-files-response-in-concertina-border-barrier-lawsuit-with-supreme-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-files-response-in-concertina-border-barrier-lawsuit-with-supreme-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas responds to Supreme Court in border barrier lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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%2Ftexas-files-response-in-concertina-border-barrier-lawsuit-with-supreme-court%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=2147321&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>Texas Responds to Biden Administration&#8217;s Appeal in Border Security Lawsuit<\/h2>\n<p>The state of\u200d Texas has filed a response with the U.S. Supreme Court\u200b in a lawsuit over concertina wire \u2062barriers erected\u200d on Texas soil as part of Gov. Greg Abbott&#8217;s border security mission, Operation Lone\u200b Star.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration\u2062 has \u200crequested the \u2063Supreme Court to\u200d lift an injunction imposed by the\u2063 Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, which is currently blocking the administration from removing the barriers in the Eagle Pass\u200b area. They are urging the Supreme Court \u200bto allow federal agents to continue destroying \u2064or removing the concertina wire\u2063 barriers.<\/p>\n<p>In October 2023, Texas \u200bsued the Biden administration after Border Patrol agents destroyed the\u2062 barriers. These barriers\u2062 were put up\u200d in an area of Texas heavily affected by illegal border \u200bcrossings, leading Eagle Pass to \u2062declare a state \u200bof \u2062emergency. In response, Abbott deployed additional resources and installed more barriers.<\/p>\n<p>Abbott argues that he implemented Operation Lone Star and\u2064 other\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-accuse-biden-of-playing-political-game-over-border-crisis\/\" title=\"House Republicans Accuse Biden of Playing \u2018Political Game\u2019 Over Border Crisis\">border security measures<\/a> because the federal government has failed to secure the border\u200c and \u200bprevent illegal entry. As a result, the Biden administration ordered the \u200ddestruction of the concertina \u200cbarriers and filed a lawsuit over the marine barriers.<\/p>\n<p>After various\u2062 legal proceedings, the Fifth Circuit recently granted Texas a victory by issuing \u200ban administrative stay that prevents the federal government \u200cfrom cutting, removing, or destroying the\u2063 wire, with a few exceptions.<\/p>\n<p>Texas argues in its brief that the administration is\u2063 attempting to bypass the appellate process by appealing directly to the U.S. Supreme Court. They also highlight that\u2064 the administration does\u2062 not deny destroying \u2062Texas property, which goes against basic principles of\u2062 Texas tort law.<\/p>\n<p>The administration claims that the Fifth Circuit&#8217;s ruling was incorrect because it prohibits\u2063 Border Patrol agents from accessing the international border and reaching migrants who have already \u200centered U.S. territory\u200c by cutting or moving Texas&#8217;s wire barriers.<\/p>\n<p>Abbott\u2063 maintains that the federal government is not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-attorney-general-mark-brnovich-facebook-admits-to-aiding-human-smuggling\/\" title=\"Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich: Facebook Admits to Aiding Human Smuggling\">enforcing federal immigration laws<\/a>, necessitating the need for Operation Lone Star. He also argues that Texas has more ports of entry for legal entry\u200d than any\u2064 other state, \u200dand\u2062 instead of facilitating legal \u200centry, the administration is enabling illegal entry and \u200cburdening local \u200dTexas communities.<\/p>\n<p>Abbott\u2064 remains\u2064 steadfast in holding the Biden\u200c administration accountable for obstructing Texas&#8217; border security efforts and encroaching on\u2064 the state&#8217;s sovereign authority.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What is \u200dthe\u2063 basis of Texas&#8217; lawsuit against\u200d the Biden administration regarding the removal of concertina wire barriers?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration, challenging its\u2064 decision to remove the concertina wire barriers. \u2063The state argued that the removal of the \u2064barriers would compromise border security and \u2064leave Texas vulnerable to illegal immigration and drug trafficking. The \u2062case was\u2064 initially heard by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, which granted an \u200binjunction that prevented the \u200badministration from removing the barriers.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the Biden administration\u2062 has taken the appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, requesting them to lift the injunction and allow for the removal of the concertina wire barriers.\u2064 However, Texas has responded to this appeal, emphasizing the importance of maintaining robust border security measures.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Greg Abbott&#8217;s border security mission, Operation\u2062 Lone Star, has been \u2063crucial\u2063 in \u2062ensuring the safety and \u2063security of Texans. The concertina wire barriers have played a significant role in deterring \u200dundocumented immigrants and \u2064drug smugglers from\u200d crossing the Texas-Mexico border illegally. Removing these barriers, without implementing alternative security \u2062measures, would\u2062 create a loophole in border security and expose \u2062Texas to increased risks.<\/p>\n<p>Texas has \u200cargued\u2063 that the\u2064 Biden administration&#8217;s attempt to remove the barriers is an \u2062infringement on the state&#8217;s right to protect its borders.\u200d The state maintains that\u200d it has the authority\u200b and responsibility to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-to-house-republicans-on-spending-fight-do-what-you-say-youre-going-to-do\/\" title=\"DeSantis urges House Republicans: Keep your promises on spending.\">enforce\u200d immigration laws<\/a> within its \u200bterritory. Allowing federal agents to remove the barriers without Texas&#8217; consent undermines the state&#8217;s ability to maintain a \u200dsafe and\u2063 secure \u200cborder.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Texas has pointed out that \u200cit has been bearing the financial burden of addressing the consequences \u200dof the federal government&#8217;s failure to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/border-agent-bloodied-after-alleged-fight-with-migrant\/\" title=\"Border agent injured in altercation with migrant\">enforce immigration laws effectively<\/a>. The \u200bstate has been forced to allocate \u2062significant\u200c resources to\u2063 combat\u2063 illegal immigration and drug trafficking, which puts a strain on \u2062its budget. \u200bThe concertina wire barriers have been a cost-effective and efficient measure in curbing \u200dthese problems, and removing them \u200bwould only exacerbate the state&#8217;s\u2063 financial challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Texas has called on the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the\u2063 Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals&#8217; injunction and reject the Biden administration&#8217;s appeal. The\u200d state argues that maintaining the concertina wire\u2064 barriers is crucial to preserving \u2062the\u2063 safety and security of Texas residents. Texas believes that the federal government should work collaboratively with the state to address the border security\u200b challenges rather than undermine its efforts.<\/p>\n<p>As the \u2064case proceeds, it remains to be seen how the U.S. Supreme Court will rule on this matter. The decision will have significant implications for both \u2063Texas and the Biden \u2064administration&#8217;s approach to border\u200d security. Until then, Texas will continue \u2064to prioritize the safety and security of its residents, \u200dmaking every effort to \u2064protect its borders and uphold the rule of\u200c law.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Court to overturn a lower court&#8217;s ruling that allowed Texas to maintain the concertina wire barriers on its border with Mexico. Texas argues that the barriers are necessary for public safety and to combat illegal immigration, while the Biden administration claims they are unnecessary and harmful to the relationship with Mexico<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2147322,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2147321","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2147321","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2147321"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2147321\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2147322"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2147321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2147321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2147321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}