Texas governor authorizes state police to return migrants to the border
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The Republican governor indicated he believes the Biden administration is failing on its constitutional duty to protect Texas from an invasion by undocumented immigrants.
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Texas Department of Public Safety officers and the National Guard will now return migrants who illegally cross the border to a port of entry, Gov. Abbott said.
When Texas authorities arrest illegal immigrants they will now be able to take them and dump them back on the U.S.-Mexico border, Gov. Greg Abbott said Thursday.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday authorized state forces to apprehend and transport migrants to the U.S.-Mexico border, claiming the enforcement powers of federal agents and pushing the legal boundaries of the Republican’s escalating efforts to curb the rising number of crossings.
Texas Gov. Abbott on Thursday said law enforcement can apprehend and return illegal immigrants to the U.S. side of the southern border amid a growing crisis.
The Republican governor of Texas directed state military and police forces to arrest and transport back to the southern border any person suspected of illegally entering the United States from Mexico.
The Republican governor indicated he believes the Biden administration is failing on its constitutional duty to protect Texas from an invasion by undocumented immigrants.
Abbott on Thursday authorized state forces to apprehend migrants and return them to the U.S.-Mexico border, pushing the boundaries of their enforcement powers and the Republican's escalating efforts to curb the rising number of crossings.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday authorized state forces to apprehend migrants and return them to the U.S.-Mexico border, pushing the boundaries of their enforcement powers and the Republican's escalating efforts to curb the rising number of crossings.
The order by Gov. Greg Abbott calls for the state authorities to take on an immigration role that is typically the purview of the federal government. It comes amid growing conservative pressure over unauthorized migration.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed an order authorizing state authorities to return migrants to the border – testing how far states can go in enforcing U.S. immigration law.
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