Calls Grow for Biden to Federalize National Guard Amid GOP Support for Texas

Published on January 26, 2024

Some Democrats are calling for President Joe Biden to federalize the National Guard as more states offer support for Texas amid the unprecedented border crisis. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Jan. 22 that federal agents could not be blocked from removing razor wire that Texas authorities erected at the U.S.–Mexico border, as the high court considers a legal challenge on the matter. Texas responded by putting up more razor wire. “The Texas National Guard continues to hold the line in Eagle Pass. Texas will not back down from our efforts to secure the border in Biden’s absence,” Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said in a statement....

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