Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) proposed a bill on Thursday that would prevent the federal government from removing the 110 miles of razor wire along the U.S.-Mexico border despite the Supreme Court giving President Joe Biden authorization to dismantle it. 

“The Supreme Court gave Joe Biden a green light to cut down barriers put in place by the State of Texas,” Vance said in a statement. “My bill would codify the right of every state along the U.S.-Mexico border to defend its own territory. If Joe Biden refuses to take action, let the states get the job done.”

Called the State Border Security Act, the bill would bar federal authorities from clearing out the state-implemented barriers, including any other protective fencing within 25 miles of the border. 

Following the Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision on Monday, which permitted federal Border Patrol agents to destroy the razor wire, Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) issued a letter on X, directly disobeying the Biden administration’s orders to cede. 

“The Executive Branch of the United States has a constitutional duty to enforce federal laws protecting States, including immigration laws on the books right now. President Biden has refused to enforce those laws and has even violated them,” Abbott wrote.

“I have already declared an invasion to invoke Texas’s constitutional authority to defend and protect itself. That authority is the supreme law of the land and supersedes any federal statutes to the contrary,” the letter continued. 

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A group of 25 Republican governors issued a joint statement in support of Texas’s right to defend itself, including Gov. Mike DeWine (R-OH).

Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) proposed a similar bill on Wednesday called the Restricting Administration Zealots from Obliging Raiders, or RAZOR, Act that would also keep the federal authorities from cutting through Texas and other states’ protective fencing.