Judge temporarily bars federal government from cutting razor wire along the Texas border

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : Even for the portion from the international boundary line, up to that wall, anyone standing in that area has equal rights under the law to seek asylum as someone standing north of whatever boundary line," said Elissa Steglich, a clinical professor and co-director of the Immigration Clinic at the University of Texas School of Law.
43% : The temporary restraining order is part of a lawsuit that Texas filed last week against key Biden administration agencies tasked with enforcing immigration laws, including the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
42% : Generally speaking, Border Patrol agents have a responsibility under federal law to take those who have crossed onto U.S. soil without authorization into custody for processing, as well as to act when there are conditions that put our workforce or migrants at risk.
35% : "The lawsuit is also likely to affect the relationship between CBP and Texas state authorities that Gov. Abbott has attempted to authorize to enforce federal immigration law, like Texas DPS and the Texas National Guard.

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