A federal appeals court on Wednesday stopped the federal government from destroying a fence of razor wire that Texas installed along the U.S.-Mexico border near Eagle Pass to deter migrants from entering the country illegally.
The ruling, criticized by activists, came hours before Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum told President-elect Donald Trump that immigrants headed to the U.S. are being 性视界传媒渢aken care of性视界传媒 in her country.
Texas had placed more than 29 miles of wire in the Eagle Pass area by last September when Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the Biden administration over Border Patrol agents性视界传媒 alleged illegal destruction of state property by cutting the wire.
On Wednesday, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans issued a 2-1 opinion that reversed a lower court性视界传媒檚 ruling and granted Texas a limited preliminary injunction against the federal government.
性视界传媒淚t was shocking to me that the federal government would go out of their way to cut razor wire to allow illegals to cross when we性视界传媒檙e just trying to protect our own land,性视界传媒 Paxton said during a Wednesday evening appearance on Newsmax. 性视界传媒淭his wasn性视界传媒檛 their land. This was our land, our private property. It had nothing due to the federal government. So this is a good win for Texas, a good win for the country, that this court recognized our ability to protect our land.性视界传媒
The legal dispute had not stopped Texas from installing such razor wire in Eagle Pass, where the state earlier this year took over a municipal park, Shelby Park, against the city性视界传媒檚 wishes.
性视界传媒淲e continue adding more razor wire border barrier,性视界传媒 Gov. Greg Abbott wrote on X about the appellate court性视界传媒檚 ruling Wednesday evening.
A spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Amerika Garcia Grewal, an organizer with the Eagle Pass Border Coalition, criticized Wednesday性视界传媒檚 ruling and called the wire 性视界传媒渁 tool of war, not a humane border control measure.性视界传媒
性视界传媒淭he long-term implications of this decision are dire,性视界传媒 Garcia said. 性视界传媒淚t sets a dangerous precedent for using excessive force and disregarding human rights. We need to move towards a more humane and effective approach to border management.性视界传媒
The ruling came as tensions this week between Trump and Sheinbaum over a potential tariff war appeared to cool. Trump threatened to enact a 25% tariff on goods from Mexico when he takes office unless Mexican officials stopped drugs, particularly fentanyl, and undocumented migrants from crossing the border 性视界传媒 though migrant apprehensions have declined this year. Sheinbaum vowed to enact retaliatory tariffs if Trump made good on his threat.
Trump and Sheinbaum spoke Wednesday, the two leaders said on social media, and discussed how to prevent migrants from reaching the U.S.-Mexico border as well as how to reduce fentanyl consumption and demand for the drug in the United States.
性视界传媒淚 had an excellent conversation with President Donald Trump,性视界传媒 Sheinbaum wrote on the social media site X. 性视界传媒淲e discussed Mexico性视界传媒檚 strategy on the migration phenomenon and I shared that caravans are not arriving at the northern border because they are being taken care of in Mexico.性视界传媒
Trump called the conversation 性视界传媒渨onderful性视界传媒 and 性视界传媒減roductive性视界传媒 in a Truth Social post Wednesday.
性视界传媒淪he has agreed to stop Migration through Mexico, and into the United States, effectively closing our Southern Border,性视界传媒 Trump said.
In a follow-up post, Trump said, 性视界传媒淢exico will stop people from going to our Southern Border, effective immediately. THIS WILL GO A LONG WAY TOWARD STOPPING THE ILLEGAL INVASION OF THE USA. Thank you!!!性视界传媒
