The Rio Grande at the US-Mexico border on January 9, 2024 in Eagle Pass, Texas.
Mandatory Credit:	John Moore/Getty Images

The Rio Grande at the US-Mexico border on January 9, 2024 in Eagle Pass, Texas.
Mandatory Credit: John Moore/Getty Images

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Biden Administration Challenges Texas Over Border Access in Supreme Court

The Biden administration told the Supreme Court early Friday that Texas is effectively blocking US Border Patrol agents from accessing a portion of the US-Mexico border, stressing that new barriers recently erected by the state “reinforce” the federal government’s need for the high court to quickly intervene in the matter.