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National Guard troops under the command of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott are blocking U.S. Border Patrol agents from reaching the border, after the governor seized a public park along the banks of the Rio Grande, according to an emergency court filing by the Biden administration Friday.
"Families should not be separated," GOP Representative Mark Green said.
President and first lady visit seek to comfort community as DoJ launches investigation into police response to school shooting
The ruling from the Louisiana-based judge comes less than three days before the Biden administration was scheduled to lift the policy, known as Title 42. It was originally put in place at the beginning of the pandemic by the Trump administration.
A federal district judge has temporarily blocked the Biden administration from lifting a public health policy that allows federal border officials to immediately expel migrants at the southern border.