As TX MAGA Gov. Abbott Dawdles -- And Noem Wanders Aimlessly Into Corners, Of Her Own Making... The People Lacerated By Razor Wire Still Wait For Justice, Three Years On.

We followed this closely -- during the Biden administration, as many will recall.

Back then, federal Border Patrol and ICE and DHS were aligned against Texas Gov. Abbott's installing Berlin Wall style concertina wire along the shores, and in the waters of the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass, Texas. Dozens of people crossing that river were lacerated -- many with now life-long injuries. And at least three people drowned.

Here, now -- in Tangerine 2.0, the feds are more than happy to join Abbott and AG Paxson, in slow-walking any recovery for the people injured. The case would be dismissed altogether, if they could collude to do so -- but this is no longer just a fed-state fight. Real humans have been ruled, by appellate courts, to be entitled to monetary recoveries for Abbott's cruel and lawless acts. [The razor wire in the water was a clear act of trespass. . . into Mexican waterways and to federal lands and waterways. The government of Mexico owns the more shallow southerly side of that river, the Rio Grande. But that is where Gov. Abbott put up his concertina wire -- on Mexico's holdings. That much is beyond dispute.]

Yet these cases still sit in limbo -- almost four years on -- awaiting a USDC Judge with the courage to say (in Thurgood Marshall's majestic turn of phrase). . . some times, "justice delayed, is justice denied". The time will come, when a US President will say (just as John F. Kennedy did, re the University of Alabama) "that's enough".

These people must be paid, by the taxpayers of the State of Texas, for this wanton lawlessness:

. . .On February 7, 2025, this Court placed this matter in abeyance to afford the new federal administration time to assess this matter. Dkt. No. 267. . . .

On March 27, 2025, this Court continued the abeyance of this matter until further notice of the Court, with a status report due 45 days from the Court’s order. Dkt. No. 273.

Since March 27, 2025, the parties have submitted status reports at 45-day intervals. Dkt. Nos. 274, 275, 277, 280. Since the parties’ last status report, the parties have been in discussions regarding how to resolve this matter without further discovery or trial. Those discussions are ongoing.

The United States thus asserts this matter should remain in abeyance.

Texas does not oppose the continued abeyance of this matter.

The parties will submit their next status report within 45 days. . . .

This. Is. Deplorable. A pure "four corners" stall. Damn.

Let's take Congress back in 2026!

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