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January 18, 2024

Texas Defies Biden Administration Order to Dismantle Border Barrier Where 3 Migrants Died
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Texas has defied a Biden administration cease-and-desist order, refusing
to dismantle its border barrier near the city of Eagle Pass on the Rio
Grande. Texas troopers took over the 2.5-mile stretch last week,
installing fencing, gates and razor wire. On Friday, a mother and her
two children drowned in the Rio Grande after Border Patrol agents were
denied access to the area by Texas officials acting under orders from
Republican Governor Greg Abbott.


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