McALLEN, Texas ( Border Report ) — A day after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the federal government can cut down concertina wire that the State of Texas put along the Rio Grande, the sharp wire is still up and it’s uncertain whether Border Patrol will take it down piece by piece, or not at all.
On Monday, the Supreme Court vacated a 5th Circuit ruling, allowing Border Patrol to access and cut the wire for agents to perform their duties of patrolling the banks of the international river and apprehending those who cross illegally from Mexico.
But Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says the Lone Star state will hold firm and vowed that Texas National Guard and Texas Department of Public Safety troopers — who guard the border under the state’s Operation Lone Star security initiative — will continue to do so using tactics deemed appropriate to keeping out those who try to illegally enter the state.
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“This is not over. Texas’ razor wire is an effective deterrent to the illegal crossings Biden encourages. I will continue to defend Texas’ constitutional authority to secure the border and prevent the Biden Admin from destroying our property,” Abbott tweeted on X, formerly Twitter, after Monday’s ruling.