15 cm) along the wire. There can be single, double, or even more strands twisted together, with the barbs either welded or crimped on. Razor wire, also known as concertina wire or barbed tape, is a ...

A divided Supreme Court is allowing Border Patrol agents to cut razor wire that Texas installed on the U.S.-Mexico border.

Republicans are stepping up their scrutiny of dozens of shelters run by aid groups on the U.S. border with Mexico.

Migrants wait to climb over concertina wire after they crossed the Rio Grande and entered the U.S. from Mexico on Sept. 23, ...

Greg Abbott (R), handing down a 5-4 decision granting U.S. Border Patrol agents permission to remove or cut Texas concertina wire to access the U.S.-Mexico border. From our morning news briefing ...

OLS officers also expanded concertina wire barriers in other key areas along its border. “The Texas National Guard continues to hold the line in Eagle Pass,” Abbott said at the time.

(The Center Square) – A panel of three judges on the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Texas in a lawsuit filed over its concertina wire barriers. The court ruled 2-1 in a ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The sun shines through concertina wire on a fence at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, La., April ...