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Topline Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against the Biden Administration for destroying concertina wire the state put along its border with Mexico to stem the flow of migrants coming into the U.S. illegally, his office said in a press release—the latest lawsuit aimed at the White House from Texas officials over differences in immigration policy. WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 01: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks outside the U.S. Supreme … [+] Court on November 01, 2021 in Washington, DC. On Monday, the Supreme Court heard arguments in a challenge to the controversial Texas abortion law which bans abortions after 6 weeks. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Getty Images Key Facts Paxton’s office is arguing U.S. border agents destroyed the wire “to encourage and assist thousands of” migrants “to illegally cross the Rio Grande” into Texas. He also says in the lawsuit that border agents “attach ropes or cables from the back of pickup trucks” to make it easier for migrants to “climb up the riverbank into Texas.” The lawsuit accuses the federal government of “illegally” destroying the state’s property, impeding Texas’s security efforts along the border, and “damaging Texas’ ability to effectively deter illegal entry into its territory.” DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Acting Commissioner for Customs and Border Protection Troy Miller are among those named in the suit. The attorney general filed the lawsuit in the Western District of Texas asking the court to stop federal agents from destroying the wiring. Neither Paxton’s office, the Department of Homeland Security, nor U.S. Customs and Border Protection immediately responded to a Forbes request for comment on the lawsuit, but a DHS spokesperson told Reuters that border patrol agents should “act when there are conditions that put our workforce or migrants at risk.” Key Background Migrant crossings at…

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