Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton responded to the Biden regime’s demands to access the border in Eagle Pass with demands of his own.
The Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday demanded that Texas officials grant the Border Patrol access to the Shelby Park area where razor wire had been installed along the southern border, claiming that area is federal land.
Paxton responded in a letter to Biden’s White House General Counsel on Friday pointing out that Shelby Park is not federal land, but is in fact “municipal land owned by the City of Eagle Pass.”
Furthermore, Paxton issued a counter-demand that the DHS provide proof of the federal government’s authority to turn a Texas park into a port of entry.
“By February 15, 2024, Texas hereby demands that your agency supply the following documents and information to this office: official plat maps and deeds demonstrating the precise parcels that you believe the United States owns; and your explanation of how exactly Texas officials are preventing access to those parcels by federal agents,” Paxton wrote.
#BREAKING ACCESS DENIED: Texas Attorney General @KenPaxtonTX responds to DHS denying the agency’s demands to get access to Shelby Park in Eagle Pass—Paxton makes a list of counter-demands:
“By February 15, DHS must supply the official plat maps and deeds demonstrating the… pic.twitter.com/VzhoNnekWx
— Ali Bradley (@AliBradleyTV) January 27, 2024
Paxton also demanded DHS provide proof that Eagle Pass or Texas consented to allow Biden’s border patrol to establish “open-border infrastructure” and whether Congress has approved of such an effort.
By February 15, 2024, Texas hereby demands that your agency
supply the following documents and information to this office: any written approval from the City of Eagle Pass or the State of Texas consenting to allow your federal agents to erect the open-border infrastructure hinted at in your letter; and your explanation of where the Congress has empowered your federal agency to pursue this scheme, notwithstanding statutory provisions to the contrary.
“Without clarifying both the metes and bounds of the federal government’s alleged ‘property rights,’ and how its lawful access to such property has been in any way impeded, the State cannot meaningfully assess your demand. But to the extent your agency demands access in order to once again transform Shelby Park into ‘an unofficial and unlawful port of entry,’ your request is hereby denied,” Paxton added.
The dispute follows the Supreme Court’s decision on Monday siding with the Biden administration in allowing Border Patrol to cut the razor wire installed near Eagle Pass to keep out illegal aliens.
Texas responded by doubling down, directing the National Guard to continue installing razor wire along the border.
Meanwhile, U.S. Custom and Border Patrol reports that over 302,000 illegal aliens crossed into the U.S. in December, the highest monthly number ever recorded.