Biden Admin Orders Texas National Guard to Leave Eagle Pass Park Where Many Migrants Cross Border https://catholicvote.org/biden-admin-orders-texas-national-guard-to-leave-eagle-pass-park-where-many-migrants-cross-border/ CV NEWS FEED // The Biden administration’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) sent a letter to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, ordering the state to cease its occupation of a border park where many migrants illegally and frequently cross. Last week, the Texas National Guard took control of Shelby Park in Eagle Pass. The park is a city property situated on the Rio Grande. Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the move, which Eagle Pass’ Democratic mayor sharply criticized. “The recent actions by the State of Texas have impeded operations of the [U.S.] Border Patrol,” stated the Sunday letter signed by DHS General Counsel Jonathan Meyer. “Those actions conflict with the authority and duties of Border Patrol under federal law and are preempted under the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution,” he continued. “Texas’s actions also improperly seek to regulate the federal government.” “I am writing to demand that Texas immediately cease and desist any actions taken by the State that block Border Patrol’s full access to the U.S.-Mexico border in and around the Shelby Park area,” Meyer indicated: Border Patrol is being prevented from entering any portion of the 2.5 mile Shelby Park area, with the minor exception of regulated access to the boat ramp in Shelby Park, including being unable to place scope trucks as Border Patrol determines is operationally necessary.