A federal appeals court Wednesday ruled that Border Patrol agents cannot cut razor wire that Texas installed on the U.S.-Mexico border in the town of Eagle Pass, which has become the center of the state’s aggressive measures to curb migrant crossings.

A federal appeals court on Wednesday stopped the federal government from destroying a fence of razor wire that Texas installed along the U.S.-Mexico border near Eagle Pass.

A federal appeals court has blocked the Biden administration from removing razor wire put up by Texas officials on the Mexico border.

A divided U.S. appeals court on Wednesday blocked the Biden administration from destroying razor-wire fencing that Texas placed along its border with Mexico to deter illegal migration, while the Republican-led state pursues a lawsuit accusing federal authorities of trespassing.