Abbott ordered the Texas Military Department to expand migrant turnback operations along the Rio Grande.
The order comes in response the President Joe Biden’s decision to end the Title 42 coronavirus protection protocol and the predicted surge of up to 18,000 migrants per day attempting to cross from Mexico.
On Wednesday, the governor ordered the expansion of the program, calling for members of the Texas National Guard and Department of Public Safety to begin river blockades and other measures to prevent successful border crossings. He added that engineering soldiers would be ready to rapidly “put out concertina wire and produce concertina holding areas for anybody who should decide to attempt to cross into Texas.” He said they will expand their ability to deploy non-lethal means blocking people from entering the state.”
During Wednesday’s press conference, Gov. Abbott also announced plans to bus migrants released by federal officials in Texas to Washington, D.C., Breitbart“We are taking them to the United States Capitol where the Biden Administration will be able to more immediately address the needs of the people that they are allowing to come across our border,” the governor added. The governor signed the letter to TDEM Chief Nim Kid ordering the action.
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