Judge Allows Federal Officials to Cut Texas Border Razor Wire

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Announces Appeal Against Ruling

U.S. District Judge Alia Moses denied Texas' motion to block federal officials from cutting down razor wire fencing along the border with Mexico.
Texas had installed the fencing to deter illegal border crossings, but concerns were raised over injuries to migrants trying to cross the Rio Grande River.
Judge Moses criticized the federal government's immigration policy and the behavior of Border Patrol agents, but ruled in favor of the Biden administration.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced he would be appealing the decision, expressing disappointment at the federal government's 'efforts to subvert law and order'.
Over the past three years, the Texas Military Department has spent $11 million to place 70,000 rolls of concertina wire along the Texas-Mexico border.