Texas’ Border Stunt Is Based on the Same Legal Theory Confederate States Used to Secede

IT’S 1860 AGAIN

Gov. Greg Abbott says the federal government has “broken the compact between the United States and the States” with its immigration policies.

Published Jan. 27 2024 11:41PM EST

A photo illustration showing the South Carolina 1860 Succession Newspaper Announcement, a map of Texas from 1861 and photographs of concertina wire at the Texas border today. — Photo Illustration by Erin O'Flynn/The Daily Beast/Getty Images and Reuters

A clash between Texas and the Biden administration over who controls the Texas-Mexico border continues to escalate this week as federal officials once again demanded the state give Border

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Texas’ Border Stunt Is Based on the Same Legal Theory Confederate States Used to Secede

Gov. Greg Abbott says the federal government has “broken the compact between the United States and the States” with its immigration policies.

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