A federal appeals court Wednesday ruled that Border Patrol agents cannot cut razor wire that Texas installed on the U.S.-Mexico border in the town of Eagle Pass, Texas.

A federal appeals court on Wednesday stopped the federal government from destroying a fence of razor wire that Texas installed along the U.S.-Mexico border near Eagle Pass.

A federal appeals court ruled that Border Patrol agents cannot cut a razor wire fence Texas installed on the U.S. border with Mexico to deter immigrants from illegally crossing into the country, according to a report.