Overview

• 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.