Texas officials have rejected a request by the Biden administration to allow federal agents to enter border crossings where the state has installed razor wire to prevent illegal aliens from crossing.
The letter sent Friday to President Joe Biden was the latest in a feud between the federal government and the right to protect Texas from illegal immigration. The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling said the federal government had the right to remove razor wire.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton refuted The government's claim that it deserves access to Eagle Pass.
“As we have said before, our firm will continue to defend Texas' efforts to secure our southern border from any efforts by the Biden administration to undermine the state's constitutional right to self-defense. , we should advise them to join our efforts by “doing their jobs and complying with the law,'' Paxton wrote.
“Your request is hereby denied,” he added.
Republican Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas explained his rationale for defying the federal government in a statement Wednesday.
“The federal government has broken the compact between the United States and the states. The U.S. executive branch has a constitutional obligation to enforce federal laws that protect the states, including currently planned immigration laws. “As a result, he has broken the record for illegal immigration,” Abbott wrote in part.
“That authority is the supreme law of the land and supersedes any federal law to the contrary,” Abbott continued. “The Texas National Guard, the Texas Department of Public Safety, and other Texas state personnel are working to secure the Texas border in accordance with their authority and state law.”
While many Republicans have rushed to back Mr. Abbott's defiance, some on the left have called for Mr. Biden to federalize the Texas National Guard to reassert federal power.
Paxton's letter Friday reiterates his assertion that the Texas government's actions were lawful.
“Once again, with all due respect, the time to sue Texas should be redirected to enforcing the immigration laws Congress has already established,” he wrote.
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