"Texas Border Standoff: Legal Showdown Looms as Migrant Drownings Prompt Federal Warning"

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"Texas Border Standoff: Legal Showdown Looms as Migrant Drownings Prompt Federal Warning"
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The attorney general of Texas has defied federal demands to abandon a public park along the U.S.-Mexico border, setting up a legal showdown with the Biden administration over immigration policies. The Department of Homeland Security called on Texas to stop blocking federal Border Patrol from entering Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, leading to a standoff. Texas National Guard soldiers seized control of the park, alarming federal authorities and local officials. The situation has escalated, with the Justice Department potentially considering legal action against Texas, and the White House denouncing Texas' actions as "inhumane" and "dangerous."

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