"Texas Governor Defies Supreme Court Ruling on Border Security"
TL;DR
Texas Governor Greg Abbott and several Republican lawmakers are considering defying a Supreme Court order to allow the Biden administration to remove concertina wire along the border. Abbott issued a statement asserting the state's constitutional right to self-defense, accusing the administration of failing to protect the state from an "invasion" of undocumented immigrants. Legal experts warn that such defiance could lead to a constitutional crisis, with potential consequences similar to past resistance to desegregation orders.
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