Texas’ attorney general defied the Biden administration’s demands to stop blocking Border Patrol agents from accessing a public park along the southern border, setting up a legal standoff over the country’s immigration policies.
A woman and two children had already drowned in the Rio Grande when Border Patrol agents sought access to the river but were denied by Texas National Guardsman last week, the Justice Department acknowledged in a recent court filing.
The Department of Homeland Security is demanding that Texas authorities stop preventing Border Patrol agents from accessing sections of the U.S. border with Mexico.
A woman and two children drowned in the Rio Grande in Texas on Friday after state officials denied Border Patrol agents access to the river, the Biden administration said, calling the state’s actions “cruel, inhumane, and dangerous.”
Just days before the U.S. House begins impeachment hearings against Alejandro Mayorkas, the Homeland Security secretary met with Border Patrol agents in Texas and defended his record.
The Biden administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow Border Patrol agents to remove razor wire that the state of Texas strung up along the Rio Grande River to curtail migrant crossings.
As migrant crossings continue to hit record numbers, CBP has nowhere near the resources needed to protect the border.
By Steve Neavling Biden’s administration is forcing Border Patrol agents to serve as “travel agents,” U.S. Rep. Laurel Lee said Tuesday. Speaking on Fox News, the Florida Republican said Border Patrol agents want to protect the border, but the administration’s lax immigration policies are forcing them to step aside. “We’ve watched for three years while…
