GOP rep introduces RAZOR Act to ban feds from removing border barriers

Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.) is introducing legislation to ban the federal government from removing border barriers in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling earlier this week that the Biden administration can take down razor wire Texas put up along the U.S.-Mexico border.

The Restricting Administration Zealots from Obliging Raiders (RAZOR) Act would prohibit the federal government from removing border barriers built by Texas or any other state. This comes as Republicans and other critics have attacked President Biden for his border policies, arguing he is not doing enough to secure the border.

“President Biden is aiding and abetting illegal aliens who are swarming our border and raiding our country’s resources,” Collins said in a statement. “Why else would he try to stop the state of Texas from turning them back to Mexico?”

“With the Supreme Court siding with the America Last policies of the Biden administration, Congress must stand with Governor Greg Abbott as he fights for the sovereignty of his state and our nation,” Collins said.

The Biden administration has been engaged in a legal battle with Texas since the state erected razor wire barriers along its border last year. The federal government argued Texas does not have the authority to build these barriers, while Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) has said they are needed for the state’s security.

The Supreme Court’s decision siding with the Biden administration in the case delivered a blow to Texas. The conflict had escalated earlier this month after the Texas National Guard and the Texas Department of Public Safety installed fences and razor wire in a riverside park in Eagle Pass, Texas, which state law enforcement also prevented Border Patrol officers from accessing.

Three migrants, two children and one woman, drowned in the Rio Grande just outside the park earlier this month. Border Patrol agents said members of the Texas National Guard prevented them from entering the area to save them — a claim Texas has denied.