Border Patrol Union Backs Texas National Guard, Slams Biden

On Thursday, the official Border Patrol Union released a statement in support of the Texas National Guard’s efforts to secure the southern border and called out President Joe Biden for his catastrophic open border policies.

After the U.S. Supreme Court issued a temporary ruling allowing the Biden administration to continue facilitating illegal immigration by cutting the razor wire to let illegal aliens into the country, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) doubled down on placing razor wire along the border to stop illegal border crossings. Texas National Guard members have continued adding razor wire to border barriers after the Supreme Court ruling and have maintained existing razor wire barriers thus far, all while preventing federal agents from establishing a presence at Shelby Park in Eagle Pass — one of the most popular border crossing locations for illegal aliens.

The National Border Patrol Council (NBPC), a union of more than 18,000 members, responded to this news by declaring that “rank-and-file” U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents “appreciate and respect” the efforts taken by Texas to repel the massive influx of illegal aliens entering the U.S. under Biden’s leadership.

“TX NG and rank-and-file BP agents work together and respect each other’s jobs. Period,” the NBPC wrote in its statement. “If TX NG members have LAWFUL orders, then they have to carry out those orders.”

The union went on to claim that rank-and-file CBP agents were not preventing Texas National Guard troops from carrying out “their lawful orders,” or vice versa.

“TX NG members realize that rank-and-file BP agents have their orders as well,” the NBPC wrote. “Lawful orders, no matter how unpopular or distasteful amongst rank-and-file agents, must be followed. Unlawful orders (as determined by competent legal counsel and not what some outhouse lawyer behind a keyboard says) will not be followed.”

The Border Patrol union also called out the Biden administration’s disastrous border policies and the consequences they have had on the U.S. and for the American people.

“Rank-and-file BP agents appreciate and respect what TX has been doing to defend their state in the midst of this catastrophe that the Biden Admin has unleashed on America,” the statement read. “We want to be perfectly clear, there is no fight between rank-and-file BP agents and the TX NG, Gov. Abbott, or TX DPS. It may make flashy headlines, but it simply isn’t true.”

Meanwhile, a senior CBP official confirmed in a statement to Fox News on Friday that the agency had “no plans” to remove Texas’ razor wire border barriers in the near future while the case goes through the courts.

“While this issue plays out in the courts, the relationship between Border Patrol, Texas DPS [Department of Public Safety], & TMD [Texas Military Dept.] remains strong,” the official told the outlet. “Our focus is and will always be the mission of protecting this country and its people. On the ground, we continue to work alongside these valuable partners in that endeavor.”

“Bottom line: Border Patrol has no plans to remove infrastructure (c-wire) placed by Texas along the border,” the CBP official added. “Our posture remains the same. If we need to access an area for emergency response, we will do so. When that happens, we will coordinate with Texas DPS & TMD.”