Judge temporarily blocks federal officials from removing razor wire set up by Texas to deter border crossings

[Woody]

 

Ken Paxton scored us some temporary relief from some of the fuckery at the border. 

 

 

 

Washington — A federal judge on Monday temporarily barred the Biden administration and Border Patrol agents from removing the razor wire Texas state officials have set up to hinder the entry of migrants along the border with Mexico, with limited exceptions, such as medical emergencies.

Chief U.S. District Court Judge Alia Moses blocked federal officials from removing, scrapping, disassembling or encumbering concertina wire that Texas state authorities assembled near the border town of Eagle Pass to impede the passage of migrants entering the country illegally. Moses said federal officials could only remove the wire to "provide or obtain emergency medical aid."

The order is an early legal victory for Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and other Texas officials in their latest lawsuit against the Biden administration, which has found itself defending most of its major immigration policies from lawsuits filed by officials in the Lone Star state and other GOP-led states. The ruling, however, will not be the final say on the matter.

The Texas lawsuit

 

Immigrants cross over razor wire after crossing from Mexico into the U.S. on Sept. 28, 2023, in Eagle Pass, Texas

When it filed its lawsuit last week, Texas said Border Patrol agents were cutting its razor wire to facilitate the entry of migrants into the U.S. In a statement after the ruling, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said federal agents were seen three days later "escalating their efforts to destroy Texas's border barriers, using heavy machinery such as forklifts to uproot large sections of fencing to facilitate mass entry." That prompted his request for the restraining order that was approved Monday.

"By acting quickly and monitoring their actions closely, we were able to secure a restraining order, and I am confident we will continue to prevail," Paxton said in a statement.

Moses' temporary restraining order will last for two weeks, through Nov. 13. She scheduled a hearing on the case for Nov. 7.

Administration officials have said Border Patrol agents sometimes cut Texas' razor wire to provide medical assistance to migrants in distress and because they need to process migrants who have already set foot on U.S. soil. 

A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security declined to comment on the specifics in the case, but said Border Patrol agents "have a responsibility under federal law to take those who have crossed onto U.S. soil without authorization into custody for processing, as well as to act when there are conditions that put our workforce or migrants at risk." The department will "of course" comply with the order, the spokesperson said.

U.S. law requires federal immigration agents to process migrants to determine whether they should be deported, released, detained or transferred to another agency once they reach American soil, which is the middle of the Rio Grande in Texas' case.

A larger feud

The feud over the razor wire is the latest clash between the federal government and Abbott, who has accused President Biden, a Democrat, of not doing enough to deter illegal border crossings, which have reached record high levels over the past two years.

In fiscal year 2023, which ended on Sept. 30, Border Patrol recorded over 2 million apprehensions of migrants along the Mexican border, federal data show. It was only the second time the agency has surpassed that threshold.

Along with deploying National Guard units to the southern border to set up razor wire and impede the entry of migrants, Texas has been arresting some migrants on state trespassing charges and busing thousands of asylum-seekers to Democratic-led cities like New York and Chicago, without notifying local authorities.

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[TonyasTaters]

51 minutes ago, Woody said:

 

Ken Paxton scored us some temporary relief from some of the fuckery at the border. 

 

 

 

Washington — A federal judge on Monday temporarily barred the Biden administration and Border Patrol agents from removing the razor wire Texas state officials have set up to hinder the entry of migrants along the border with Mexico, with limited exceptions, such as medical emergencies.

Chief U.S. District Court Judge Alia Moses blocked federal officials from removing, scrapping, disassembling or encumbering concertina wire that Texas state authorities assembled near the border town of Eagle Pass to impede the passage of migrants entering the country illegally. Moses said federal officials could only remove the wire to "provide or obtain emergency medical aid."

The order is an early legal victory for Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and other Texas officials in their latest lawsuit against the Biden administration, which has found itself defending most of its major immigration policies from lawsuits filed by officials in the Lone Star state and other GOP-led states. The ruling, however, will not be the final say on the matter.

The Texas lawsuit

 

Immigrants cross over razor wire after crossing from Mexico into the U.S. on Sept. 28, 2023, in Eagle Pass, Texas

When it filed its lawsuit last week, Texas said Border Patrol agents were cutting its razor wire to facilitate the entry of migrants into the U.S. In a statement after the ruling, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said federal agents were seen three days later "escalating their efforts to destroy Texas's border barriers, using heavy machinery such as forklifts to uproot large sections of fencing to facilitate mass entry." That prompted his request for the restraining order that was approved Monday.

"By acting quickly and monitoring their actions closely, we were able to secure a restraining order, and I am confident we will continue to prevail," Paxton said in a statement.

Moses' temporary restraining order will last for two weeks, through Nov. 13. She scheduled a hearing on the case for Nov. 7.

Administration officials have said Border Patrol agents sometimes cut Texas' razor wire to provide medical assistance to migrants in distress and because they need to process migrants who have already set foot on U.S. soil. 

A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security declined to comment on the specifics in the case, but said Border Patrol agents "have a responsibility under federal law to take those who have crossed onto U.S. soil without authorization into custody for processing, as well as to act when there are conditions that put our workforce or migrants at risk." The department will "of course" comply with the order, the spokesperson said.

U.S. law requires federal immigration agents to process migrants to determine whether they should be deported, released, detained or transferred to another agency once they reach American soil, which is the middle of the Rio Grande in Texas' case.

A larger feud

The feud over the razor wire is the latest clash between the federal government and Abbott, who has accused President Biden, a Democrat, of not doing enough to deter illegal border crossings, which have reached record high levels over the past two years.

In fiscal year 2023, which ended on Sept. 30, Border Patrol recorded over 2 million apprehensions of migrants along the Mexican border, federal data show. It was only the second time the agency has surpassed that threshold.

Along with deploying National Guard units to the southern border to set up razor wire and impede the entry of migrants, Texas has been arresting some migrants on state trespassing charges and busing thousands of asylum-seekers to Democratic-led cities like New York and Chicago, without notifying local authorities.

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Where is the wall Trump promised? Why didn't the Republicans put better policies in place when they had full control of Congress and the White House in 2017? Why couldn't they pass a damn bill?

[Woody]

23 minutes ago, TonyasTaters said:

Where is the wall Trump promised? Why didn't the Republicans put better policies in place when they had full control of Congress and the White House in 2017? Why couldn't they pass a damn bill?

[TonyasTaters]

3 minutes ago, Woody said:

I love this meme ... I was hoping you would use it. 

[Toofast80]

4 hours ago, TonyasTaters said:

I love this meme ... I was hoping you would use it. 

It’s almost as if you’re looking in a mirror isn’t it TT!

[TonyasTaters]

10 minutes ago, Toofast80 said:

It’s almost as if you’re looking in a mirror isn’t it TT!

I love spaghettio's! 

[HipKat]

6 hours ago, TonyasTaters said:

Where is the wall Trump promised? Why didn't the Republicans put better policies in place when they had full control of Congress and the White House in 2017? Why couldn't they pass a damn bill?

Because they were on the Hillary and Obama witch-hunts in 2017

[Nuke]

10 hours ago, HipKat said:

Because they were on the Hillary and Obama witch-hunts in 2017

Absolutely, that is what the the number one goal of the two party system, torpedo the other party. What have the Democrats been doing since they came into power? Trying to get Trump. The Republicans have already made it clear what their number one goal is, IF (and it’s a big if) they ever regain power is…. Get Biden. Why help the American people, when you can just hide your incompetence by making the other party look worse?  As far as the razor wire…. That’s a little extreme. These people aren’t criminals. There’s a kid in that picture. I’m all in favor of securing the southern border without endangering lives. Making immigrants come in though the “process” should be the goal of both parties. Even though that process needs to be streamlined. Instead we endanger these immigrants as a weapon to use against the other party. 

[HipKat]

3 hours ago, Nuke said:

Absolutely, that is what the the number one goal of the two party system, torpedo the other party. What have the Democrats been doing since they came into power? 

And passing infrastructure bills, policies that stopped the recession from happening, lowering Prescription drug prices, The American Rescue plan that was based solely on stopping the Covid Epidemic - which it did, minor things like moving the semi-conductor industry back to the US. Now you tell us how the Republicans haven't been trying to only "get Biden, get Hunter, Own the Libz" and spread MORE lies and rhetoric while defending Trump at all costs.

Oh wait, you did by pointing out they do NOTHING to help the American people.

Thanks for making my argument for me

[RichJ]

4 hours ago, Nuke said:

Absolutely, that is what the the number one goal of the two party system, torpedo the other party. What have the Democrats been doing since they came into power? Trying to get Trump. The Republicans have already made it clear what their number one goal is, IF (and it’s a big if) they ever regain power is…. Get Biden. Why help the American people, when you can just hide your incompetence by making the other party look worse?  As far as the razor wire…. That’s a little extreme. These people aren’t criminals. There’s a kid in that picture. I’m all in favor of securing the southern border without endangering lives. Making immigrants come in though the “process” should be the goal of both parties. Even though that process needs to be streamlined. Instead we endanger these immigrants as a weapon to use against the other party. 

They are still trying to get Trump. I've never seen an entire party so scared of a candidate that they would stoop to 3rd world Mao like justice system. The democrats are turning our country back into the  stone age era if we let them. Nothing progressive about that. 

[Nuke]

2 hours ago, HipKat said:

And passing infrastructure bills, policies that stopped the recession from happening, lowering Prescription drug prices, The American Rescue plan that was based solely on stopping the Covid Epidemic - which it did, minor things like moving the semi-conductor industry back to the US. Now you tell us how the Republicans haven't been trying to only "get Biden, get Hunter, Own the Libz" and spread MORE lies and rhetoric while defending Trump at all costs.

Oh wait, you did by pointing out they do NOTHING to help the American people.

Thanks for making my argument for me

Nope I stand by my story that Republicans have done nothing to help the American people. Boy, those   Democrats are the bestest. Low prices at the grocery stores, secured borders. I stand corrected. Thanks Dems we are lucky to have you. 

 

[HipKat]

1 hour ago, Nuke said:

Nope I stand by my story that Republicans have done nothing to help the American people. Boy, those   Democrats are the bestest. Low prices at the grocery stores, secured borders. I stand corrected. Thanks Dems we are lucky to have you. 

 

Democrats have no control over private companies pricing unless you advocate more government intervention into private companies.

Any grocery prices, it may experience seem to be coming down. I’ll buy a huge margin but still coming down. I got all the same shit I typically buy and I spent $170 at the grocery store last week. The only difference is I didn’t need dog food and I didn’t need toilet paper or paper towels which I don’t buy every week anyway. Appointment is six months ago. My grocery bill was over $200 every single week.

As far as the Democrats, I listed what they’ve accomplished. You can disagree with it all you want, but it doesn’t change the fact that those are accomplishments that worked in favor of the American people.

 

[RichJ]

27 minutes ago, HipKat said:

Democrats have no control over private companies pricing unless you advocate more government intervention into private companies.

With rising gasoline prices once again threatening U.S. consumers — and Joe Biden’s approval ratings — the president is upping his attacks on domestic energy production. Most recently, the White House canceled oil and gas leases on hundreds of thousands of acres in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) and extended protections against future drilling to millions more.

 

 

 he lied about gasoline prices dropping under his watch

 

First, Democrats spent too much money, beginning in 2021 with the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, which drove demand for goods through the roof and sparked inflation.

https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/4193056-biden-attacks-again-in-his-war-on-oil-but-rising-gas-prices-will-bite-him-back/

[Nuke]

I forget who I’m talking to sometimes. I have to remind myself that Hip is incapable of seeing that the Democrats are flawed too. Not as much as Republicans, but, Dems are fucked up too. I can bad mouth Republicans all I want…. Say something about Democrats and Hip turns into a savage dog.  

[Nuke]

6 hours ago, HipKat said:

Democrats have no control over private companies pricing unless you advocate more government intervention into private companies.

Any grocery prices, it may experience seem to be coming down. I’ll buy a huge margin but still coming down. I got all the same shit I typically buy and I spent $170 at the grocery store last week. The only difference is I didn’t need dog food and I didn’t need toilet paper or paper towels which I don’t buy every week anyway. Appointment is six months ago. My grocery bill was over $200 every single week.

As far as the Democrats, I listed what they’ve accomplished. You can disagree with it all you want, but it doesn’t change the fact that those are accomplishments that worked in favor of the American people.

 

I think they all suck, I’m sorry if that gives you  a case of butt hurt

[HipKat]

9 hours ago, RichJ said:

With rising gasoline prices once again threatening U.S. consumers — and Joe Biden’s approval ratings — the president is upping his attacks on domestic energy production. Most recently, the White House canceled oil and gas leases on hundreds of thousands of acres in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) and extended protections against future drilling to millions more.

he lied about gasoline prices dropping under his watch

 

Rising Gas prices?? I paid 2.97 here the other day. Prices are dropping faster than the temperature.

As far as those leases, the US is producing more oil than ever. And weren't those leases the ones that were never even considered for Drilling??

 

9 hours ago, RichJ said:

First, Democrats spent too much money, beginning in 2021 with the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, which drove demand for goods through the roof and sparked inflation.

https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/4193056-biden-attacks-again-in-his-war-on-oil-but-rising-gas-prices-will-bite-him-back/

lol - The American Rescue plan is what stopped the epidemic, FFS and comes nowhere NEAR the money your guy spent. Come back when you have something real

[HipKat]

4 hours ago, Nuke said:

I forget who I’m talking to sometimes. I have to remind myself that Hip is incapable of seeing that the Democrats are flawed too. Not as much as Republicans, but, Dems are fucked up too. I can bad mouth Republicans all I want…. Say something about Democrats and Hip turns into a savage dog.  

No, I'm not but I am able to see their successes and if you're going to pretend there haven't been any, then THAT'S what I'm going to address. It's not when you say something bad, it's when you say something that's not true.

[Nuke]

9 hours ago, HipKat said:

No, I'm not but I am able to see their successes and if you're going to pretend there haven't been any, then THAT'S what I'm going to address. It's not when you say something bad, it's when you say something that's not true.

[HipKat]

2 minutes ago, Nuke said:

Says someone who has no valid response..