Categories: Politics

Republican lawmakers push to ban feds from removing border barriers after Supreme Court defeat

Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga., introduced legislation Thursday that would ban federal authorities from removing razor wire or other barriers from the U.S.-Mexico border.

Collins’ move comes after the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a narrow 5-4 ruling earlier this week allowing federal authorities to do just that. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is in a pitched battle with President Biden’s administration and has deployed the Texas National Guard to stem the flow of migrants.

“President Biden is aiding and abetting illegal aliens who are swarming our border and raiding our country’s resources,” Collins said in a statement, according to The Hill. “Why else would he try to stop the state of Texas from turning them back to Mexico?”

“With the Supreme Court siding with the America Last policies of the Biden administration, Congress must stand with Governor Greg Abbott as he fights for the sovereignty of his state and our nation,” he added.

WATCH: MIGRANTS CLAIM ASYLUM ON COLD JANUARY NIGHT AS CBP UNION LEADER TALKS BORDER CRISIS

Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga., introduced legislation Thursday that would ban federal authorities from removing razor wire or other barriers from the U.S.-Mexico border. (getty)

The Restricting Administration Zealots from Obliging Raiders, or “RAZOR,” Act specifically prevents federal authorities like Customs and Border Protection from removing barriers erected by any state.

Biden had ordered federal officers to cut razor wire Texas had placed along certain areas to prevent illegal crossings. 

CRITICS BASH SCOTUS DECISION ALLOWING FEDS TO CUT RAZOR TEXAS INSTALLED TO STEM ILLEGAL BORDER CROSSINGS

Biden had ordered federal officers to cut razor wire Texas had placed along certain areas to prevent illegal crossings.  (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Despite the blow at the Supreme Court, Abbott is pressing forward in his defiance of federal authorities. He published a lengthy statement on Wednesday declaring that the federal government had failed to uphold its compact with Texas by allowing an invasion of millions of illegal immigrants under the Biden administration.

TEXAS AG PAXTON PROMISES ‘FIGHT IS NOT OVER’ AFTER SCOTUS RULE ON BIDEN ADMIN’S RAZOR WIRE CUTTING

“The Executive Branch of the United States has a constitutional duty to enforce federal laws protecting states, including immigration laws on the books right now,” Abbott said. “President Biden has refused to enforce those laws and has even violated them.”

“James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and the other visionaries who wrote the U.S. Constitution foresaw that States should not be left to the mercy of a lawless president who does nothing to stop external threats,” he added.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has touted his state’s efforts to curb illegal immigration while criticizing the Biden administration over its border policies.  (Getty/Gov. Greg Abbott’s office)

CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

Biden has yet to publicly address Abbott’s most recent defiance.

Share

Recent Posts

Feds mum on how Laken Riley’s killer got one-way plane ticket from migrant shelter ground zero

close Video Tom Homan wants all gov officials to listen to Laken Riley tapes: 'Shame…

5 minutes ago

JonBenét Ramsey’s father ‘cautiously optimistic’ about finding his daughter’s killer: filmmaker

close Video John Ramsey announces plan to find daughter JonBenét’s killer FIRST ON FOX: JonBenet…

6 minutes ago

Idaho woman, 18, arrested after dead infant found in Safe Haven Baby Box at a hospital

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for November 23 Fox News Flash top headlines…

7 minutes ago

Senate GOP motivated to rapidly confirm Trump nominations ahead of party trifecta in Washington

Senate Republicans have taken President-elect Donald Trump's cue and are prepping to fast-track his Cabinet…

27 minutes ago

Calls for US to do more as antisemitic acts skyrocket in Europe: ‘enormously painful’

close Video Mark Levin asks 'where the hell is the outcry' from U.S. leaders against…

2 hours ago

Maryland man found guilty of killing girlfriend, unborn baby in county’s first-ever conviction of its kind

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for November 23 Fox News Flash top headlines…

2 hours ago