Supreme Court Says U.S. Government Can Remove Razor Wire Placed by State of Texas on Border

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The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that U.S. border agents can remove razor wire fencing installed by Texas along the Mexico border, vacating a Fifth Circuit order that the Biden administration argued led to the deaths of several migrants.   Read the full Law360 article znd the Order.

The justices voted 5-4 to grant the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Jan. 2 emergency application to vacate the appellate court's order. Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh dissented from granting the application.

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