Judge rules feds have right to cut Texas' razor wire on border

A federal judge on Wednesday ruled that Border Patrol agents may continue cutting razor wire Texas strung up along the Rio Grande to thwart illegal migration, the Texas Tribune reports. At the same time, U.S. District Judge Alia Moses of Del Rio questioned why the Biden administration doesn't make it easier for migrants to claim asylum at points of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border, according to the article. The current federal system forces migrants to wade through the dangerous waters of the Rio Grande, the judge opined, noting that Border Patrol agents are cutting the wire to save lives of migrants.