Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley is supporting Texas Governor Greg Abbott in his legal battle with the Biden administration over his handling of the ongoing crisis at the southern border.
“Governor Abbott is right. Texas has every right to protect itself and its borders,” Haley told FOX News Digital in a statement Thursday.
“It's absolutely ridiculous that the president of the United States is trying to stop governors from doing everything they can to protect their people. But it's not new. Joe Biden is one of my toughest opponents. “I was part of the administration that sued me when it passed “–as governor of South Carolina, which launched this country's illegal immigration law. ”
Mr. Abbott is currently engaged in multiple legal battles with the Biden administration. The federal government is threatening legal action over Texas' takeover of Shelby Park near Eagle Pass, while lawsuits are filed over the state's cutting of razor wire installed by Texas and the installation of buoys in the Rio Grande. It is continuing.
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Supreme Court this week The ruling turned out to be in the administration's favor when Texas granted an emergency appeal to allow officials to continue cutting lines along the border. The state of Texas released images this week showing it is reinforcing physical barriers along Eagle Pass.
The administration is also suing over a recently signed law that allows Texas state and local authorities to arrest illegal immigrants. The administration has accused Texas of interfering with federal control over immigration and border security, putting its employees and immigrants at risk.
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On Monday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott visited Eagle Pass, along with Republican governors from Iowa, Nebraska, Oklahoma and South Dakota, who are sending armed law enforcement officers and National Guard troops to shore up their southern borders. (Governor Greg Abbott/X)
But Mr. Abbott cited language in the Constitution that requires the federal government to “protect each people.” [State] “against invasion” and the right of nations to defend their borders.
Mr. Abbott argues that the “failure of the Biden administration” to meet these obligations would trigger Article 1's “reserve to this nation the right of self-defense.”he has already said he does declared an “invasion” He calls this authority “the supreme law of the land and supersedes any federal law to the contrary.”
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“The federal government has broken the Inter-American Treaty,” Abbott said in a statement this week. “The U.S. executive branch has a constitutional duty to enforce federal laws that protect states, including immigration laws currently in place. President Biden has refused to enforce and even violate these laws. ing.”
In recent days, more than a dozen Republican governors have issued statements supporting Mr. Abbott in his dispute with Mr. Biden.
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said on social media, “If the Constitution truly removed the power to protect states from invasion, it would never have been ratified in the first place, and even if it had been ratified, Texas would never have joined.” wrote on social media.
Fox News Digital reached out to the White House and Trump campaign for comment, but did not receive a response.
Fox News Digital's Adam Shaw contributed to this report.
