Governor Greg Abbott Thursday hosted a Border Security Summit in Del Rio where he announced a new comprehensive border security plan to crack down on illegal border crossings in Texas.
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Gov. Greg Abbott: We’re Going to Start Jailing Border Crossers in Texas
As Texas border counties struggle to contain the overwhelming surge of illegal immigrants, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott announced his administration is putting a stop to it through a disaster declaration: “We’re going to start arresting.”
“I don’t think this has ever happened before where a disaster declaration was made for border counties because of the influx of people coming across the border,” Abbott said on Fox News Wednesday. “But I did because we are about to change the way that Texas addresses the challenges on the border, and we are going to start by helping these 34 counties respond by increasing arrests. We’ve got a new game in the state of Texas that’s going to begin next week, and that’s we’re going to start arresting.”
(The Center Square) â Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday issued a disaster declaration in response to several hundred thousand immigrants illegally entering the U.S. through Texas since President Joe Bidenâs border policies began in January.
The five-page order comes roughly two months after Abbott initiated Operation Lonestar on March 6, directing the Texas Department of Public Safety to protect Texans from increased crime being committed by immigrants.
Abbottâs order directs DPS to enforce all federal and state criminal laws, including criminal trespassing, smuggling and human trafficking. The legislature just passed a biennial budget, which allocates an additional $1 billion to fund DPS border security efforts.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has issued a disaster declaration at the state's southern border to augment additional resources to efforts addressing the humanitarian crisis at the border.