Texas Attorney General Sues Biden Administration Over Alleged Border Tampering

The legal actions come amid on-going scrutiny over the Biden administration's handling of the crisis at the border.

On Tuesday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the Biden administration over alleged border security tampering.

The Attorney General has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Protection officials over the alleged acts of cutting or damaging the concertina wire that has been placed along the border with Mexico to prevent illegal immigrants from entering the U.S..

The lawsuit states that by cutting the wire, the federal government has not only illegally destroyed property owned by the state of Texas, but it has also disrupted the state’s border security efforts, leaving gaps in the border barriers and damaging Texas’ ability to effectively deter illegal entry into its territory.

The lawsuit goes on to allege that in September and October, the federal government seized or damaged the wire over 20 times.

The legal actions come amid on-going scrutiny over the Biden administration’s handling of the crisis at the border.