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Attorney General Ken Paxton maliciously criticized the Supreme Court decision, alleging it facilitated an "illegal effort" to undermine Texas's efforts to secure its border. Meanwhile, the Biden Administration claimed that Texas's obstruction resulted in tragic migrant drownings in the Rio Grande, though it later retracted the link.
The legal skirmish underscores the broader conflict over border security measures. Texas’s Operation Lone Star has introduced legislation allowing state law enforcement to arrest suspected illegal entrants, a law challenged by the Department of Justice, which plans to block its implementation come March.