Abbott has no regrets about sending illegal immigrants to New York City , and insisted on Sunday it is President Biden who uses them as 'political pawns.'
It seems like Texas Gov. Greg Abbott could use a dictionary. Why? Because on Sunday, the Republican went on Fox News and accused President Joe Biden of “using illegal immigrants as political pawns.” And given his own record, it is unclear if understands what the word means. Chessboards aside, Oxford Languages says a pawn is “a person […]
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott slammed Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over the border crisis, saying he has told nothing but lies to the American people. "What Mayorkas has said is nothing but a bunch of lies," Abbott said in an interview with FOX4 News. Abbott said he proves he is telling lies and has been impeached, in part, because he lied to Congress, by telling Congress and America that the border was secure. "The Biden administration has not secured the border. What SB4 does, is...
Texas county at center of border fight overwhelmed by migrant deaths (Third column, 5th story, link)
Texas authorities are investigating a shooting at the border where an Indiana National Guardsman allegedly shot at a man who was stabbing two migrants. After the shooting, the suspect fled back to Mexico while U.S. authorities treated the wounded migrants.
The gov. has been a significant part of the GOP's response to the. Last month, Donald Trump revealed he was on the short-list for his VP slot. Abbot said it is an 'honor to be recognized' for the work he's done for Texas
In the last two months, a middle school in New Mexico has seen migrants walk onto its campus twice, while a Texas high school this week caught a mob of 100 trying to cut a fence near its classrooms.
Turkish migrant Ugur has said he paid a Mexican cartel to take him to the border with the US, in hopes of making it to Los Angeles to work for DoorDash. Speaking to Fox News, the 33-year-old said he had paid $6,500 to the group and fled Turkey due to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Latest figures from Customs and Border Protection showed that in the month of February the agency encountered 189,922 at the southern border
NYC Mayor Eric Adams blasted a Texas congresswoman who is trying to lure New York City cops to Texas, claiming they will be valued and treated better in the Lone Star State.
The rust-colored barrier soars into the cloudless blue sky, a solid and almost impassable marker of the border between Mexico and the United States. But then it stops, when the rough, hilly terrain becomes a mountain, or a large boulder blocks the way. These are the spots well known by human smugglers, who bring migrants in vans, show them the gaps, tell them to head north and to call 911 if they can’t find US Border Patrol officers to hand themselves in. A few months ago, sometimes hundreds of...
Portland, Ore. — The Port of Portland has announced the closure of container operations at Terminal 6
Reynolds announced March 28 she would dispatch over 100 Iowa National Guardsmen to the U.S.-Mexico border to continue addressing the border crisis. The effort supports Texas’ Operation Lone Star, a joint operation between the Texas Public Safety Department and the U.S. military to counter mass illegal immigration. Reynolds sent multiple officers to the border in