Texas Halts Biden’s Border Wall Material Disposal Before Trump Takes Office

The Biden administration has been blocked from disposing of any remaining border wall materials for the next 30 days, ensuring that the materials remain available for use by President-elect Donald Trump after he takes office.

The decision, announced by the Texas attorney general’s office on Friday, comes amid ongoing disputes over border security and immigration policies between the outgoing and incoming administrations.

“We have successfully blocked the Biden Administration from disposing of any further border wall materials before President Trump takes office,” Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said in a press release.

He described the move as a follow-up to a recent court victory that forced the Biden administration to allocate funds for border wall construction. 

“We will hold [the Biden] Administration accountable for illegally subverting our Nation’s border security until their very last day in power, especially where their actions are clearly motivated by a desire to thwart President-elect Trump’s immigration agenda,” Paxton added.

The order stems from a hearing Paxton requested after reports emerged that the Biden administration had been selling parts of the border wall.

Last week, Trump himself petitioned a court in the Southern District of Texas to intervene in the alleged sales, accusing the Biden administration of trying to liquidate materials that were legally required to be used for wall construction under congressional mandate.

The ruling also entitles Texas to documentation verifying that the Biden administration has complied with an earlier court injunction that required it to use congressionally allocated funds to build portions of the border wall. Paxton warned that any evidence of noncompliance would constitute a violation of the court order.

“If it is shown that the Biden Administration disposed of border wall materials purchased with funds subject to that injunction in violation of a court order—or that the Department of Justice made misrepresentations regarding the border materials that have been auctioned off—this would constitute unethical and sanctionable conduct, and the responsible parties could be held in contempt of court,” the statement read.

This development follows President-elect Trump’s consistent calls for stricter immigration policies and his pledge to reshape the nation’s immigration system when he takes office on January 20.

Trump has signaled that his administration will focus on mass deportations, an end to birthright citizenship, and an aggressive expansion of the border wall project.

Earlier this month, Trump reaffirmed his commitment to cracking down on illegal immigration, calling for swift and decisive action. Within weeks of his presidential victory, he announced key appointments to his administration that reinforce his hardline approach to immigration policy.

The dispute over border wall materials underscores the broader ideological and policy clashes between the Biden administration and the incoming Trump administration.

While Biden has worked to scale back many of Trump’s previous immigration policies, Trump’s return to power appears set to reestablish those policies and push them even further.

For now, the Biden administration must hold off on disposing of border wall materials, while Trump prepares to reclaim his position and make immigration reform a top priority in his second term.

This legal victory for Texas and Trump-aligned officials ensures that the border wall remains central to the political and legal debates over immigration in the United States.