You just love to see it, folks:
A federal judge on Monday ordered the Biden administration to stop cutting razor wire on fences along the southern border in Texas meant to stop illegal migrant crossings.
Judge Alia Moses of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas on Monday ordered the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to stop "disassembling, degrading, tampering" miles of razor wire running along the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass.
Amazingly, it was necessary for Texas to bring this lawsuit in the first place. This is from last week:
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday sued the Biden administration over the alleged cutting of razor wire set up by Texas at the border to prevent the entry of illegal immigrants into the United States.
Paxton is suing the Department of Homeland Security, and Customs and Border Protection officials over what it says has been the federal government's practice of cutting or damaging the concertina wire that has been positioned along with border with Mexico to prevent illegal immigrants entering the U.S.
The federal government "illegally destroyed property owned by the State of Texas," Paxton said in the suit; it also "disrupted the State's border security efforts, leaving gaps in Texas's border barriers and damaging Texas's ability to effectively deter illegal entry into its territory."
That kind of outcome is very predictable when you do this:
The federal government said in response that it has a responsibility in part "to act when there are conditions that put our workforce or migrants at risk."
Which, I mean, razor wire — it's supposed to be a risk. It's supposed to keep migrants out!
The federal government allegedly "damaged the wire more than 20 times," the lawsuit claims.
The judge's ruling this week said the injunction "shall last until it expires on November 13, 2023," pending further court actions.
I'm not sure if the injunction on "tampering" prevents LIFTING the barbed wire though!
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