Texas rep tells state to ignore Supreme Court ruling on border razor wire

Republican congressman Chip Roy is encouraging officials in his home state of Texas to ignore a Supreme Court ruling on the fate of a razor wire fence along the US-Mexico border, which state authorities erected to prevent migrants from crossing.

The court issued an order on Monday allowing for US Border Patrol agents to cut or clear out the wire that Texas officials installed as part of Governor Greg Abbott’s aggressive tactics to deter migrants from entering the US through Texas.

The sharp wire caused injuries and made it difficult for US officials to aid migrants, so the Biden administration asked the Supreme Court to intervene in the ongoing battle between the state and the government

But despite an order from the highest court in the land, Mr Roy, a member of the far-right Freedom Caucus faction of the Republican House of Representatives, told Texas officials to disregard the decision.

“This opinion is unconscionable and Texas should ignore it on behalf of the [Border Patrol Union] agents who will be put in a worse position by the opinion and the Biden administration’s policies,” Mr Roy wrote on X on Monday.

The increase in migrants seeking asylum or immigrating to the US via the US-Mexico border has caused a massiverift between state governments and the Biden administration and quickly turned into a point of tension between conservatives and liberals.

Other conservatives, like Republican Representative Clay Higgins of Louisana, have vocalised their support for Texas amid the ruling.

Mr Higginstweeted, “Texas should stand their ground” and accused the federal government of “staging a civil war”.

In response, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre called Mr Higgins’ rhetoric “not helpful” in helping solve the