EAGLE PASS, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday he will continue to add razor wire on the U.S.-Mexico border despite the Supreme Court ruling that Border Patrol agents could cut the razor wire, while a lawsuit over the wire continues.  

What You Need To Know

  • Abbott posted on X, formerly Twitter, Wednesday morning with a photo of soldiers adding wire on the banks of the Rio Grande

  • A Supreme Court decision Monday granted an emergency appeal from the Biden administration to allow Border Patrol agents to cut the concertina wire along a roughly 30-mile stretch of the Rio Grande

  • Rep. Joaquin Castro, who represents parts of San Antonio, responded to the reports of additional razor wire and accused the governor of creating “chaos” and suggested Biden take control of the Texas National Guard

Abbott posted on X, formerly Twitter, Wednesday morning with a photo of soldiers adding wire on the banks of the Rio Grande.

“Texas’ razor wire is an effective deterrent against the illegal border crossings encouraged by Biden’s open border policies,” the post said. “We continue to deploy this razor wire to repel illegal immigration.”

Rep. Joaquin Castro, a Democrat who represents parts of San Antonio, responded to the reports of additional razor wire and accused the governor of creating “chaos” and suggested Biden take control of the Texas National Guard. 

“Governor Abbott is using the Texas National Guard to obstruct and create chaos at the border,” said Castro. “If Abbott is defying yesterday's Supreme Court ruling, President Biden needs to establish sole federal control of the Texas National Guard immediately.”

Castro also posted a similar sentiment on X, again calling for Biden to take sole control of the Texas National Guard. 

The Supreme Court decision Monday granted an emergency appeal from the Biden administration to allow Border Patrol agents to cut the concertina wire along a roughly 30-mile stretch of the Rio Grande near the city of Eagle Pass. 

In response to the ruling, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton released a statement calling Biden’s action illegal and said he would keep fighting in court. 

The lawsuit over the razor wire started in October 2023, when Paxton sued the Biden administration after it was found that Border Patrol agents were cutting the wire. The case will be argued on Feb. 7 at the 5th U.S. Court of Appeals.