Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Friday that the Biden administration has agreed to a court order barring the sale of rusting border wall material that the outgoing president has refused to install.
“We were successful in preventing the Biden administration from destroying any more border wall material before President Trump took office,” Paxton said. statement.
“This follows on from our huge victory in forcing Biden to build a wall, especially when the Biden administration is clearly motivated by a desire to stop the next president.” “We will hold President Trump accountable for illegally destroying our nation's border security until its final days,” he added.
Mr. Paxton and Mr. Trump spoke out earlier this month in the wake of explosive reports that unused planks intended for part of the southern border wall were being smuggled away and auctioned off for as little as $5. requested a hearing in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
The court order prohibits the Biden administration from further disposal of border wall materials for the next 30 days, and will be enforced if there is a violation, according to the Texas Attorney General's Office.
The Biden administration will also be required to submit documents from the state of Texas showing it has not violated a May 2024 court ruling that required statutory funds to be spent on border wall construction.
“If we find that the Biden administration disposed of border wall materials purchased with injunctive funds in violation of a court order, or that the Department of Justice misrepresented border materials that were auctioned off, , this would constitute unethical conduct and sanctionable conduct, and the responsible party could be held in contempt of court,'' the Texas AG's office said.
of daily wire Alarming footage was obtained earlier this month showing several flatbed trucks removing sections of steel walls near Tucson, Arizona, a hotspot for illegal crossings.
The footage was recorded by the Border Patrol, which estimates that half a mile worth of parts are being removed every day, with the goal of removing everything “by Christmas.”
The materials were reportedly sold through government planetan online auction house specializing in military surplus items, is listing it as “Steel Bollard Wall Section with Grout.”
These materials were left unused after President Biden took office in 2021, deciding to halt wall construction and roll back President Trump's immigration policies.
President Trump last week accused Biden of committing an “almost criminal act” by selling off part of his border wall.
“Today I ask Joe Biden to stop selling the wall,” the president-elect declared at a press conference at Mar-a-Lago. “We use that to create a strong barrier.
“It is very expensive, now about double the price it was six years ago. “I'm trying to sell it for a dollar amount,” he added.
