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Inside the UK's first legal cannabis factory where ex-military and 150 CCTV cameras guard thousands of plants grown behind razor wire and bullet-proof glass

The UK's first legal cannabis factory has opened its doors under the protection of ex-military guards and razor wire, with its first orders having just left the ultra-secure facility. However, given a shortage in licensed providers, there is still estimated to be billions of pounds worth of medicinal cannabis still sourced illegally by users each year The process behind obtaining …

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4 months ago

Court backs Texas over razor wire installed on US-Mexico border

Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS — 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. Texas has continued to install razor wire along its roughly 1,200-mile border with Mexico over the …

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4 months ago

Court backs Texas over razor wire installed on US-Mexico border

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A federal appeals court Wednesday …

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4 months ago

Court backs Texas over razor wire installed on U.S.-Mexico border

LA Times

People wait to climb over concertina wire after they crossed the Rio Grande and entered the U.S. last year in Eagle Pass, Texas. A federal appeals court has 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 …

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Court backs Texas over razor wire installed on U.S.-Mexico border

NPR

Court backs Texas over razor wire installed on U.S.-Mexico border toggle caption Eric Gay/AP NEW ORLEANS — 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. Texas has …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Allegations Of Abuse From The Texas-Mexico Border

Huff Post

The family of four crossed the Rio Grande from Mexico, then walked for hours on U.S. soil between the river and the hulking steel border wall that runs through the area, avoiding the concertina wire strung along the river banks, trying to find a federal Border Patrol agent so they could surrender and pursue an asylum claim in the United …

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6 months ago

Takeaways from an AP and Texas Tribune report on 24 hours along the US-Mexico border

Associated Press

The Texas Tribune and The Associated Press spent 24 hours in five cities on Texas’ border with Mexico to measure the impact of a dramatic drop in migrant crossings. In Eagle Pass, which has been one of the focal points of Texas’ unprecedented border security push, large groups of migrants that were commonplace were rarely seen on the riverbanks. In …

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6 months ago

One day along the Texas-Mexico border shows that realities shift more rapidly than rhetoric

Associated Press

As midnight nears, the lights of El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, fill the sky on the silent banks of the Rio Grande. “This is the dream for most Cubans: Come to the United States to work and help your family back home.” 5 a.m. Friday, Aug. 9 Hundreds of miles away near McAllen, Border Patrol agents Christina Smallwood …

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6 months ago

One day along the Texas-Mexico border shows that realities shift more rapidly than rhetoric

The Independent

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6 months, 1 week ago

New Mexico furious after Texas installs razor wire along its border

The Independent

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced on September 14 that his state would be “TRIPLING …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

'The worst flop ever': How Texas’ MAGA governor ruined Eagle Pass’ solar eclipse weekend

Raw Story

The local economy of Eagle Pass, Texas was all set to rake in a huge financial windfall this weekend, when the town was expected to play host to tens of thousands of visitors eager to be the first in the U.S. to see Monday's solar eclipse. "If you’re a music lover and a celestial enthusiast, then there’s no better time …

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1 year ago

The standoff at Gate 36: Texas sends in the troops to block migrants from seeking asylum

LA Times

Scores of migrants, kneeling, wait to be processed at the border last week after breaking through the militarized zone at Gate 36 in Ciudad Juarez and entering the U.S. Abbott has been amping up “Operation Lone Star,” the crackdown he launched three years ago using National Guard troops and state police to deter illegal immigration and narcotics smuggling — and …

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1 year ago

Feds say Texas National Guard is stopping them from accessing part of the southern border near Eagle Pass as Biden Administration tries to cut razor wire used to slow migrant crossings

Daily Mail

Texas governor Greg Abbott has turned the screw on the Biden administration by barring federal agents from one of the hottest flashpoints on the southern border. Now the Texas National Guard has barred Border Patrol agents entirely from the 2.5-mile section of Shelby Park and defiantly stationed its military vehicles at the entrance to block access. Show of force: Texas …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Texas Is Making An Absurd Immigration Argument — And It Could Have 'Dangerous' Consequences

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING In its standoff with the federal immigration authorities along the U.S.-Mexico border along the Rio Grande River, Texas argues that it can override the federal government’s immigration policy because current migration into the state and criminal acts by drug cartels amount to an “invasion.” “I have already declared an invasion … to invoke Texas’s constitutional authority to …

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1 year, 1 month ago

What to know as Republicans governors consider sending more National Guard to the Texas border

The Independent

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1 year, 1 month ago

What to know as Republicans governors consider sending more National Guard to the Texas border

Hindustan Times

AUSTIN, Texas — As Republicans cheer on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's escalating feud with the Biden administration over immigration enforcement, some governors are considering deploying National Guard members to the border — again. Earlier this month, troops from the Texas National Guard seized the park and began turning away federal immigration authorities despite pleas from U.S. government officials. Migrants are …

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1 year, 1 month ago

What to know as Republicans governors consider sending more National Guard to the Texas border

Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas — As Republicans cheer on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s escalating feud with the Biden administration over immigration enforcement, some governors are considering deploying National Guard members to the border — again. Earlier this month, troops from the Texas National Guard seized the park and began turning away federal immigration authorities despite pleas from U.S. government officials. Migrants are …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Ron DeSantis sends up to 1,000 Florida National Guard troops to the Texas-Mexico border to 'stop this invasion once and for all' because Biden doesn't have 'the will to get the job done'

Daily Mail

Ron DeSantis announced Thursday that he will send up to a battalion of National Guardsmen to strengthen border security in Texas. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday that he will send up to a battalion of National Guardsmen to strengthen border security in Texas He also voiced support for Texas and its efforts to secure the border with razor wire. Meanwhile, a …

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1 year, 1 month ago

An old Scalia dissent is driving Texas’ immigration dispute with Biden

LA Times

People look for a way through razor wire on the Texas side of the Rio Grande. He referred to the U.S. as “an indivisible union of sovereign states” and said lax federal enforcement of immigration laws deprives “sovereign” states like Texas and Arizona of “the power to exclude. “The federal government has broken the compact between the United States and …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Eagle Pass standoff: The Texas border town’s locals are tired of Gov. Greg Abbott’s Shelby Park takeover.

Slate

Throughout January, a right-wing militant group based out of North Carolina called upon supporters to travel to a small Texas border town to “gather” and help “do the work of closing our borders.” “By Ballot, by choice,” the group’s website promised. Greg Abbott has been feuding with the Biden administration, pitting federal Border Patrol against Abbott’s Texas National Guard and …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Republicans Invoking Border Crisis Now Oppose Plan To Fix It

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― For months, Republicans have shouted from the rooftops about a migrant crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border and how President Joe Biden needs to act to address it, insisting the flow of migrants is an urgent national security threat. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images In a statement last week, Biden called the deal the “toughest …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Texas National Guard faces off against the federal government in a fight over razor wire

The Independent

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1 year, 2 months ago

US Supreme Court allows agents to cut razor wire installed along Mexico border

Hindustan Times

In a divided decision, the US Supreme Court has granted Border Patrol agents permission to temporarily resume cutting razor wire installed by Texas along a key stretch of the US-Mexico border. The ongoing legal battle between the Biden administration and Texas involves the state's aggressive measures to enhance border security, including the use of razor wire. The absence of deterrents …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Supreme Court allows federal agents to cut razor wire at US-Mexico border

Al Jazeera

Ruling seen as win for Biden administration amid dispute with Texas over ‘inhumane’ fence that has injured migrants. The United States Supreme Court has ruled that Border Patrol agents may resume cutting a razor wire fence that Texas installed on its border with Mexico to deter migrants and asylum seekers from entering the country. For more than two years, the …

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Inside the UK's first legal cannabis factory where ex-military and 150 CCTV cameras guard thousands of plants grown behind razor wire and bullet-proof glass

Court backs Texas over razor wire installed on US-Mexico border

Court backs Texas over razor wire installed on US-Mexico border

Court backs Texas over razor wire installed on U.S.-Mexico border

Court backs Texas over razor wire installed on U.S.-Mexico border

Allegations Of Abuse From The Texas-Mexico Border

Takeaways from an AP and Texas Tribune report on 24 hours along the US-Mexico border

One day along the Texas-Mexico border shows that realities shift more rapidly than rhetoric

One day along the Texas-Mexico border shows that realities shift more rapidly than rhetoric

New Mexico furious after Texas installs razor wire along its border

'The worst flop ever': How Texas’ MAGA governor ruined Eagle Pass’ solar eclipse weekend

The standoff at Gate 36: Texas sends in the troops to block migrants from seeking asylum

Feds say Texas National Guard is stopping them from accessing part of the southern border near Eagle Pass as Biden Administration tries to cut razor wire used to slow migrant crossings

Texas Is Making An Absurd Immigration Argument — And It Could Have 'Dangerous' Consequences

What to know as Republicans governors consider sending more National Guard to the Texas border

What to know as Republicans governors consider sending more National Guard to the Texas border

What to know as Republicans governors consider sending more National Guard to the Texas border

Ron DeSantis sends up to 1,000 Florida National Guard troops to the Texas-Mexico border to 'stop this invasion once and for all' because Biden doesn't have 'the will to get the job done'

An old Scalia dissent is driving Texas’ immigration dispute with Biden

Eagle Pass standoff: The Texas border town’s locals are tired of Gov. Greg Abbott’s Shelby Park takeover.

Republicans Invoking Border Crisis Now Oppose Plan To Fix It

Texas National Guard faces off against the federal government in a fight over razor wire

US Supreme Court allows agents to cut razor wire installed along Mexico border

Supreme Court allows federal agents to cut razor wire at US-Mexico border