Appeals court halts ruling that Border Patrol can legally cut Texas’ border concertina wire

A U.S. Border Patrol agent cuts through razor wire to let in a group of asylum seekers who crossed the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass on Sept. 28, 2023. The 5th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals will review a lower court's ruling that the Border Patrol did not break the law by cutting the wire installed by Texas at the border. (Credit: REUTERS/Brian Snyder)

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The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday temporarily halted a lower court order that gave Border Patrol agents legal cover to continue cutting concertina wire that Texas has installed on the banks of the Rio Grande.