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Border Patrol has 'no plans' to remove razor wire set up by Texas amid feud with Biden admin

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Feb 5, 2024, 2:00:51 AM2/5/24
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Border Patrol has "no plans" to remove razor wire placed by Texas along
the southern border, a senior Customs and Border Protection (CBP) official
told Fox News on Friday, stressing a "strong" relationship with Texas
despite an ongoing legal battle between the state and the administration.

Texas is currently locked in a multi-pronged legal fight with the federal
government over the security of the Texas-Mexico border. The federal
government has threatened legal action over Texas’ recent seizure of
Shelby Park near Eagle Pass, while lawsuits are ongoing over the
administration’s cutting of razor wire set up by Texas and the
establishment of buoys in the Rio Grande. Texas has declared that it has a
right to "self-defense" against what it says is a migrant "invasion."

On Monday, the Supreme Court found in the administration's favor when it
granted an emergency appeal to allow agents to keep cutting border wire
set up by Texas after a lower court had blocked such moves. Texas has
continued to fortify the border, and has also indicated it will not comply
with the administration’s demands for it to vacate the Shelby Park area.

"[President Biden's] actions have caused an unprecedented invasion that we
must defend against," Abbott said on Thursday.

The Biden administration has said that Texas is interfering with the
federal enforcement of immigration law.

"Enforcement of immigration law is a federal responsibility," a DHS
spokesperson said this week. "Rather than helping to reduce irregular
migration, the State of Texas has only made it harder for frontline
personnel to do their jobs and to apply consequences under the law. We
can enforce our laws and administer them safely, humanely, and in an
orderly way."

Dozens of Republican governors have backed Texas as the feud between the
state and the feds escalates. But a senior CBP official told Fox that the
relationship between Texas and Border Patrol officials on the ground is
"strong."

"While this issue plays out in the courts, the relationship between Border
Patrol, Texas DPS [Department of Public Safety], & TMD [Texas Military
Dept.] remains strong," the official said. "Our focus is and will always
be the mission of protecting this country and its people. On the ground,
we continue to work alongside these valuable partners in that endeavor."

"Bottom line: Border Patrol has no plans to remove infrastructure (c-wire)
placed by Texas along the border. Our posture remains the same. If we need
to access an area for emergency response, we will do so. When that
happens, we will coordinate with Texas DPS & TMD"

That sentiment was echoed by the Border Patrol union, which in a lengthy
statement dismissed the idea that Border Patrol agents could start
arresting Texas National Guard members.

"TX NG and rank-and-file BP agents work together and respect each other's
jobs. Period. If TX NG members have LAWFUL orders, then they have to carry
out those orders," the National Border Patrol Council said on X, formerly
known as Twitter.

"Rank-and-file BP agents appreciate and respect what TX has been doing to
defend their state in the midst of this catastrophe that the Biden Admin
has unleashed on America," the statement said. "We want to be perfectly
clear, there is no fight between rank-and-file BP agents and the TX NG,
Gov. Abott, or TX DPS. It may make flashy headlines, but it simply isn't
true."

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/border-patrol-has-no-plans-remove-razor-
wire-set-up-texas-amid-feud-biden-admin
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