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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
Uriel J. García

Federal judge orders immigration agents to stop removing Texas’ concertina wire on the border

Migrants, mostly from Venezuela, gather near a wire fence after crossing the Rio Bravo river with the intention of turning themselves in to the U.S. Border Patrol agents to request asylum, in El Paso, Texas, U.S., September 22, 2023.
Migrants, mostly from Venezuela, gather near a wire fence in El Paso on Sept. 22 after crossing the Rio Grande with the intention of surrendering and claiming asylum. A judge on Monday ordered the federal government to stop removing or cutting through concertina wire deployed by Texas at the border. (Credit: REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez)

A federal judge on Monday ordered immigration agents to stop taking down or cutting through concertina wire placed on the Texas-Mexico border in Eagle Pass by state troopers and National Guard members in their efforts to deter migrants from crossing the border illegally.

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