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Aaron Nielson, solicitor general in the Texas attorney general's office, testified that both the buoys and concertina wire remain in place as federal lawsuits against the state challenging those border enforcement measures await further adjudication.
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Hogan Gore, Austin American-Statesman, 12 June 2024
There were hundreds of people and families here earlier this year, waiting for a chance to cut through the curtains of concertina wire laid by Texas National Guard to turn themselves in to Border Patrol.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2024
Under the wire As the morning sun broke through what remained of the night's storm clouds, the group huddled on the river bank stood up, stretched and walked over to a place where the concertina wire could be lifted like a blanket.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2024
Soldiers in fatigues—roughly 5,900 troops are presently deployed to the southern border—laced the riverbanks beside the ports of entry with concertina wire.
—Emily Gogolak, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2018
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Hogan Gore, Austin American-Statesman, 12 June 2024
There were hundreds of people and families here earlier this year, waiting for a chance to cut through the curtains of concertina wire laid by Texas National Guard to turn themselves in to Border Patrol.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2024
Under the wire As the morning sun broke through what remained of the night's storm clouds, the group huddled on the river bank stood up, stretched and walked over to a place where the concertina wire could be lifted like a blanket.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2024
Soldiers in fatigues—roughly 5,900 troops are presently deployed to the southern border—laced the riverbanks beside the ports of entry with concertina wire.
—Emily Gogolak, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2018
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“Concertina wire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/concertina%20wire. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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