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In his declaration, Abbott cited the Mexico–United States border crisis and the need to secure the border. The Texas National Guard blocked U.S. Border Patrol agents from patrolling the area, which the Border Patrol had been using to hold migrants in recent weeks. [71] [72] After the closure, three migrants were found drowned in the Rio Grande.
The US southern border had long struggled with implementing policies that aim to prevent immigration-related tragedies. With a decline in unlawful immigration from Mexico, the crisis predominantly concerned increased immigration from the Northern Triangle of Central America (NTCA), encompassing Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador.
(The Center Square) – Of the many bills being filed in the Texas legislature to address border-related issues, one would ban taxpayer money from being used to fund legal services for illegal ...
Texas has rich history of doing battle with the federal government. But some say the current fight over border policy is the most bitter battle yet.
She explained that the lengthy backlogs in processing forces border officials to allow many migrants to enter the U.S.—often for months or even years—as they wait for asylum hearings to ...
The Mexico–United States border. The order directs "executive departments and agencies ... to deploy all lawful means to secure the Nation's southern border, to prevent further illegal immigration into the United States, and to repatriate illegal aliens swiftly, consistently, and humanely", and states that "It is the policy of the executive branch to secure the southern border of the United ...
Mayorkas, who is the target of a Republican-led impeachment effort in the U.S. House over the border crisis, said his visit to Texas to meet with front-line immigration agents is part of the ...
Map of the Mexico–United States border wall in 2017 Border fence near El Paso, Texas Border fence between San Diego's border patrol offices in California, U.S. (left) and Tijuana, Mexico (right) The border wall along the Mexico–United States border is intended to reduce illegal immigration to the United States from Mexico. [1]