Border Patrol Union Posts Defiant Message, Says Agents Have No Issue With Texas’s Border Stance

‘Unlawful orders, as determined by competent legal counsel and not what some outhouse lawyer behind a keyboard says, will not be followed’

Texas Department of Public Safety officers work inside the fenced-off Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, Texas, on Jan. 11, 2024. Sam Owens/The San Antonio Express-News via AP

The union representing U.S. Border Patrol agents has declared that its agents “appreciate and respect” Texas’s efforts to secure its border amid escalating tensions between the Lone Star State and the Biden administration.

For weeks, the federal government and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott have clashed after the National Guard took control of the 47-acre Shelby Park area in Eagle Pass, Texas. The Texas National Guard has been accused of denying Border Patrol agents access to the park, leading to multiple legal battles over access.