Biden Admin Urges Supreme Court to Let CBP Agents Remove Razor Wire on Southern Border

The wire fencing was installed on privately owned land along the Rio Grande by the Texas National Guard.

A Texas National Guard soldier installs additional razor wire at the U.S.-Mexico border in Eagle Pass, Texas on Dec. 20, 2023. John Moore/Getty Images

The Biden administration has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to allow Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents to cut a razor wire barrier installed by Texas along the U.S.-Mexico border as its legal battle with the state escalates.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) filed an emergency motion with the nation’s highest court on Jan. 2 seeking to temporarily remove the wire barrier placed between the Lone Star State and Mexico as part of efforts to prevent illegal border crossings.