Texas Begins Arresting Migrants as Tensions Escalate with Federal Officials

The Biden administration demands Texas stop blocking Border Patrol access, but Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton vows the state will not surrender.

Texas authorities have begun arresting migrants at Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, Texas, marking the first arrests since the state took control of the area at the US-Mexico border last week.
The Biden administration has informed Texas officials that they had until the end of Wednesday to stop blocking the US Border Patrol’s access to a 2.5 mile stretch along the US-Mexico border.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton responded to federal officials, saying “Texas will not surrender,” and claimed Texas has constitutional authority to defend its territory.
The dispute between Texas and federal officials continues as the White House and lawmakers challenge Texas’ policies, including a new law that deems entering the state illegally a state crime.
The 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals said it will rehear a case in which it had initially upheld a lower court’s order directing the state of Texas to remove its border buoys from the Rio Grande.