{"id":2147453,"date":"2024-01-12T12:23:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-12T17:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-blocks-federal-agents-from-section-of-border\/"},"modified":"2024-01-12T12:28:18","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T17:28:18","slug":"texas-blocks-federal-agents-from-section-of-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-blocks-federal-agents-from-section-of-border\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas bars federal agents from part of border"},"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\">16<\/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-blocks-federal-agents-from-section-of-border%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=2147453&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 Blocks Federal Agents from Accessing Border with Mexico<\/h2>\n<div>\n<figure><figcaption>(John Moore\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>In a dramatic\u2063 showdown between Governor Greg Abbott and President Joe Biden, Texas\u200c has taken\u200c a bold stand by blocking federal agents from accessing a crucial section of\u2063 the state&#8217;s border with \u2062Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Members\u200d of the\u200b Texas National Guard have effectively halted Border Patrol operations in a 2.5-mile stretch of the border, including the highly trafficked Shelby \u2063Park in Eagle Pass, Texas. This move by Texas has prompted the\u2063 federal government to file a complaint \u2064in the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200dfiling includes an affidavit from Robert Danley, a Customs and Border Protection official, who reveals that a Texas official informed him of the state&#8217;s position: &#8220;that it will not allow Border Patrol or DOD personnel who support Border Patrol into \u2064the approximately 2.5-mile stretch along the national border near Shelby Park in\u200d any operational capacity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Danley further alleges that Texas&#8217;s troops have not only restricted \u200baccess to a crucial boat ramp used by Border Patrol but have also severely limited \u2062surveillance \u200dcapabilities and prevented the use of the\u200d area for processing migrants.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Texas National Guard has been maintaining security\u200c points and temporary barriers in Shelby Park since\u2062 2021,&#8221; stated Michael Perry, spokesman for\u2062 the Texas Military Department. &#8220;Our current posture aims\u2063 to prepare for future illegal immigrant surges and restrict access to organizations that facilitate illegal immigrant crossings in the park \u2062and greater Eagle \u200bPass area.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In response to Texas&#8217;s\u2063 actions, Biden&#8217;s solicitor general Elizabeth Prelogar argued \u200din the Supreme Court filing that \u200bthese\u2064 measures represent a significant escalation by the state.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Texas&#8217;s new actions since the government&#8217;s filing\u200c demonstrate an escalation of the state&#8217;s measures to block Border Patrol&#8217;s ability to patrol or even to \u200dsurveil the border and be \u200din a position to respond \u200bto emergencies,&#8221; wrote Prelogar.<\/p>\n<p>This latest development is part of an ongoing legal \u2063battle between Texas and the Biden administration\u200d over border \u200bsecurity measures. Prelogar&#8217;s\u200d filing \u2062provides additional details to the federal government&#8217;s\u200d recent\u200d petition\u200c to the Supreme Court, seeking to overturn a ruling\u2064 by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals that prevented the destruction of\u200d Texas&#8217;s\u200c razor \u200cwire on\u200b the border. \u200cThis ruling followed a district judge&#8217;s decision in November that allowed the administration to \u200dcontinue\u2062 cutting the concertina wire.<\/p>\n<p>Another contentious issue between Biden and Abbott is Texas&#8217;s\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/appeals-court-allows-texas-to-keep-floating-rio-grande-barriers-in-place\/\" title=\"Texas can keep floating Rio Grande barriers, appeals court rules.\">floating buoy barrier<\/a> in the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass, which the Fifth Circuit ordered\u2064 the state \u200dto dismantle last month.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u200c How\u2064 does the standoff between Texas and the federal government reflect the broader division and disagreement on immigration policies in the\u200d United \u2064States<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2064Patrol or any other federal \u200bagents access \u200dto\u2063 this\u200c area of\u2062 the border.&#8221;\u2063 This decision by Texas is a clear demonstration of the escalating tensions between the state and the federal government over border security \u200cand immigration policies.\u2063\u2063<\/p>\n<p>\u2063Texas has been at the forefront of the immigration debate for \u2063years, with its long border\u200b with Mexico making\u200b it\u200b a hotbed for illegal crossings.\u2063\u2063 The state has \u200bconsistently called for stronger \u200dborder security\u2064 measures to curb illegal immigration and address the numerous \u2062issues associated\u2062 with it, such as drug trafficking and human smuggling.\u2063\u2063<\/p>\n<p>\u2063<\/p>\n<p>Governor Abbott has accused the Biden administration of failing to secure\u200b the border and\u2064 take adequate measures to\u200c address the increase in\u200b illegal crossings. He argues that the federal government&#8217;s lax approach has exacerbated these issues and placed a tremendous burden on Texas and its resources. Therefore, the state\u2063 has decided to take matters into its own hands and block federal\u200d agents&#8217; access to the\u2063 border \u200barea.\u2063\u2063<\/p>\n<p>\u2063This action\u2063\u2063 \u200bby Texas has further strained the already tense relationship between the state and the federal government. It has sparked \u200da legal battle between the two parties, with the federal government \u200cfiling a complaint in the Supreme Court to challenge Texas&#8217; decision. The\u200b outcome of this case will have far-reaching\u200d implications for border security and immigration enforcement measures.\u2063\u2063<\/p>\n<p>\u2063Critics argue that Texas&#8217; decision to block federal agents&#8217; access to the border is\u2064 unconstitutional and\u2064 interferes \u2062with the federal government&#8217;s\u200b authority over immigration. They contend that border enforcement is \u200ca federal responsibility, and the state&#8217;s actions undermine the\u2064 overall immigration\u2064 system.\u2063\u2063<\/p>\n<p>\u2063On the other \u2064hand,\u200c supporters of Texas&#8217; move argue that the federal government has failed to fulfill its duty to protect the border and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jake-sullivan-dodges-question-whether-iran-protests-will-jeopardize-nuclear-deal\/\" title=\"Jake Sullivan Dodges Question Whether Iran Protests Will Jeopardize Nuclear Deal\">ensure national security<\/a>. They\u2064 believe that the \u200cstate has the right to protect its residents and resources by implementing its own \u200dmeasures. They also argue that Texas has consistently borne the brunt \u2063of the increasing number of illegal crossings and should not be solely reliant \u200con federal assistance.\u2063\u2063<\/p>\n<p>\u2063This standoff between Texas\u2063 and the federal government highlights the\u2063 deep divisions and disagreements on\u2063 immigration \u200bpolicies in the United States. It underscores the need for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-revives-catch-and-release-to-avoid-housing-illegal-immigrants-amid-border-surge\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Revives \u2018Catch-And-Release\u2019 To Avoid Housing Illegal Immigrants Amid Border Surge\">comprehensive immigration reform<\/a> that\u200b addresses border security, pathways to citizenship, and the treatment of\u200b undocumented immigrants already in the country.\u2063\u2063<\/p>\n<p>\u2063While Texas&#8217; decision \u2063to block federal \u200dagents from\u2062 accessing \u2062the \u200dborder is\u2062 a bold and controversial\u2063 move,\u2062 it reflects the frustration and urgency felt by the state government in\u200b addressing the\u2064 complex and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-calls-for-biden-to-reverse-course-on-border-wall-construction-it-is-a-cruel-policy\/\" title=\"AOC urges Biden to halt border wall construction, deeming it cruel.\">multi-faceted issue<\/a> of illegal immigration. Only time\u2062 will tell\u200c how this clash between state and federal authority over border security will be resolved and whether \u200cit will lead to \u2064meaningful changes in immigration \u2063policies \u200dat the national \u200clevel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas blocked federal agents from accessing a section of its border with Mexico. Gov. Greg Abbott clashed with President Joe Biden as Texas National Guard prevented Border Patrol agents from operating in a 2.5-mile stretch. The ongoing fight between the two continues to escalate. 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