The Supreme Court on Monday granted the Biden administration's request to allow the Border Patrol to clear the border in Texas.

The justices agreed in a 5-4 vote to vacate the case. injunction It was introduced by the 5th Circuit and temporarily blocked the Border Patrol from cutting wires installed by states while the case was pending. Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh were to leave the injunction in place, according to the order.

In an emergency filing in early January, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) told a judge that the wires would give agents access to “the very border they are tasked with patrolling and the people they are tasked with arresting and inspecting.” He asked that the order be frozen. ”

BREAKING: The Supreme Court sided with the Biden administration, allowing the Border Patrol to clear the Texas border. pic.twitter.com/zekIrbU9rz

— Katelyn Richardson (@katesrichardson) January 22, 2024

While the application is pending in the Supreme Court, the Texas Department of Public Safety manages Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, Texas, and the government claims in court filings that the Border Patrol has been cut off from access to the border near the border. prompted to respond. park.

Texas Attorney General Aaron Nielson countered that the administration lacked a “on-the-ground understanding” of the situation, noting that speeds at intersections had slowed since the federal government left.

“This incident began when federal Border Patrol agents began cutting chain-link fences, which serve to direct individuals, illegal immigrants and U.S. citizens alike, to legal border crossings at ports of entry. ” Neilson wrote. “The U.S. District Court's findings show that the Border Patrol practices the practice of using boats to 'literally illegally guide' people and destroy property in Texas in order to 'facilitate the flow of migrants into Eagle Pass.' started.”

The Biden administration later claimed in a Department of Justice (DOJ) court that Texas authorities had blocked Border Patrol's “emergency assistance” to three drowning migrants. filing State officials said they did not know about the migrants until after they died.

Texas sued the Biden administration in October for cutting wires that Republican Gov. Greg Abbott ordered local officials to install to stop the proliferation of illegal crosswalks.

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