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Federal Judge Grants Temporary Block on Texas's Removal of Border Razor Wire Fencing

Members of the Texas Army National Guard extend razor wire to inhibit migrants from crossing, as seen from Ciudad Juárez. (Credit: Reuters)

TEXAS- A federal judge from Texas blocked on Thursday efforts by state authorities to prevent the Biden administration from removing razor wire fencing along its border with Mexico.

Concretely, district judge Alia Moses rejected the petition after concluding the state had not presented enough evidence to conclude that U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents cutting the wire had violated the law. State Attorney General Ken Paxton anticipated he will appeal the decision.

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