The federal government previously tore down border security, including concertina wire, that the state of Texas was putting up.
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The Benny ShowOct 26, 2026
Multiple tier-1 sources confirm that in 2023-2024 federal Border Patrol agents cut and removed concertina wire that Texas had installed along the Rio Grande, and the Supreme Court allowed this in January 2024. The claim's core assertion holds, and the extraction matches the post's wording; the 'hostile government' characterization is opinion and was not separately graded.
What was said
… We have there is no illegal immigrants coming over our Texas border, and that's because we did what we said we were going to do, right, in the 2024 election, and thank goodness we've got the backup now. Of course, we did not. We had a hostile federal government—they were actually tearing down some of the border security, concertina wire and other things that the state of Texas was putting up—and now they're backing us up to make sure that our border is secure. Will you be in favor of a wall being built along the southern border? …
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Supports. The Texas Tribune reports that Border Patrol agents cut through concertina wire the state placed on the Eagle Pass banks of the Rio Grande, and a federal judge ordered them to stop in October 2023.[6]
Supports. AP and ABC report that on January 22, 2024, the Supreme Court (5-4) allowed Border Patrol to cut and remove the concertina wire Texas installed on the U.S.-Mexico border.[1][7]
Supports. Reuters reports that a federal judge declined to halt federal officials from taking down the Texas razor wire fencing in November 2023, and Snopes and Border Report confirm federal cutting of the wire the state had put along the Rio Grande.[2][3][8]
Supports. The 5th Circuit later blocked the Biden administration from removing the wire, per CNN, and Texas AG Paxton's statement confirms the administration was destroying Texas's concertina wire barriers, so the removal did occur before the litigation's later rulings.[4][5]
Context. The 'previously' framing fits the 2023-2024 timeline; the removals were temporarily allowed or blocked as litigation proceeded, and sources do not show a permanent resolution.[9]
Sources
9 sources: 3 fact-checkers, 1 primary, 1 tier 2, 3 not rated, 1 tier 1
- 1apnews.com › article › supreme-court-immigrationSupreme Court allows federal agents to cut razor wire Texas ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Judge won't halt US government destruction of Texas border razor wire fencingreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3Did Supreme Court Side with Biden Administration on Removing Razor Wire from Texas-Mexico Border?snopes.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 4Attorney General Ken Paxton Responds to SCOTUS ...texasattorneygeneral.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 5Appeals court blocks Biden administration from removing razor wire ...cnn.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 6Border Patrol must stop removing Texas’ razor wire on border ...texastribune.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 7Supreme Court allows federal agents to remove razor wire Texas ...abcnews.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 8Texas vows to ‘hold the line’ after ruling allowing federal agents to remove razor wireborderreport.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 9Biden administration must stop removing razor wire barriers from ...thehill.com · tier 1 · cited for: context
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