The Supreme Court today ruled 5-4 to allow the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to remove razor-wire barriers along a section of the Rio Grande set up by Texas.

Texas Governor Greg Abbot authorized the placement of razor wire along the U.S.-Mexico border to deter migrants from crossing into Texas from Mexico.

The DHS stated federal law gives Border Patrol agents authority within 25 miles of the border, and the razor wire impeded the federal agents’ ability to apprehend migrants.

Conservative Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, and Brett Kavanaugh voted to allow a lower court ruling to remain that stopped the DHS from removing the razor wire.

Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett voted with liberal Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson to allow the DHS to remove the razor wire.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis stated on X, “Texas is trying to enforce our laws and uphold our sovereignty while the federal government is disregarding the law and ignoring its responsibility to protect our borders.”