A group of red states filed a legal brief in support of Texas Governor Greg Abbot (R-TX) on Friday amid his battle with the Biden administration to keep buoys intended to deter illegal immigration in a portion of the Rio Grande.
Led by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, more than 20 Republican attorneys general filed an amicus brief to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals backing Abbott’s bid to keep the barrier in the river. Abbott was sued by the Biden administration last year over the barriers and a federal judge ruled in favor of the federal government. Texas was able to appeal and will be able to keep the barrier in while the case plays out at the appeals level.
The brief says that the Biden administration has not done its job to protect the border and that Texas has a right to defend itself.
“The Constitution guarantees the States’ right to self-defense expressly…
