The U.S. Supreme Court sided with the Biden administration Monday in litigation with Texas over the U.S.-Mexico border, restoring the power of federal Border Patrol agents to cut through razor wire placed by the state along the bank of the Rio Grande to reach undocumented migrants.

In a 5-4 vote, the high court granted a U.S. Department of Homeland Security request to lift an injunction imposed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that blocked Border Patrol  agents from cutting the wire in cases other than medical emergencies. Texas has accused the federal government of illegally destroying the state’s property, and obtained the injunction from the Fifth Circuit while it appeals a district court ruling.