Texas Seizes Control of U.S.-Mexico Border, Blocking Federal Agents

Biden Administration Appeals Court Injunction, Asks Supreme Court to Intervene After Three Migrants Drown

Texas has seized a portion of the U.S.-Mexico border, blocking federal border patrol agents from accessing parts of the frontier, in a bid to claim control of the international border.
The Biden administration is appealing a December injunction from a federal appeals court which bans federal agents from removing barriers placed by the state of Texas.
Three migrants drowned in the Rio Grande after Texas authorities blocked federal agents from gaining access.
The Biden administration has asked the Supreme Court to intervene in the dispute with Texas over the border land.
Texas has spent years and more than $11 billion on Operation Lone Star, in which it’s had state law enforcement arrest migrants on trespassing charges and the state national guard take up posts along the Rio Grande river.