Texas sues to stop Border Patrol agents from cutting state’s razor wire at the border

A U.S. Border Patrol agent cuts through concertina wire to let a group of asylum seekers through after they crossed the Rio Grande at Eagle Pass. Texas, which deployed the wire at the border, is suing the Biden administration, claiming it illegally destroyed state property. (Credit: REUTERS/Brian Snyder)

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the Biden administration on Tuesday, claiming that the Border Patrol illegally destroyed state property when its agents cut through concertina wire on the banks of the Rio Grande to “assist” migrants to “illegally cross” the border.