Two parties setting out their stalls ahead of the presidential election

Former US president Donald Trump said on Sunday that he appreciated Texas for standing up to the Joe Biden administration in the fierce immigration battle the federal government and the state of Texas are fighting in the run-up to the presidential election.

Due to a large number of immigrants crossing the US-Mexico border into Texas and other places to enter the United States illegally, Texas Governor Greg Abbott adopted a tough policy of building a border fence and even sending the National Guard to stop immigrants from entering the state, saying "Texas will continue to exercise its constitutional right to protect and defend our southern border".

However, such practices were at odds with the federal government, and the US Supreme Court granted an emergency request filed by the Biden administration in a 5-4 vote on Jan 22, giving the green light for federal agents to cut through or remove the razor wire installed by Texas along the US-Mexico border. In order to prevent the removal of the fence, Abbott mobilized the local National Guard forces to reinforce the fence, which led to an armed confrontation with federal law enforcement officers.