Texas National Guard and State Troopers to Return Illegal Aliens Back to the Border

Texas Governor Greg Abbott took what he called “an unprecedented step” on Thursday to protect the public by directing state entities to return migrants who entered the country illegally back to the U.S.-Mexico border.

Abbott announced in a news release that he has issued an executive order “authorizing and empowering” the Texas National Guard and the state’s Department of Public Safety to begin returning the illegal aliens to ports of entry....

“While President Biden refuses to do his job and enforce the immigration laws enacted by Congress, the State of Texas is once again stepping up and taking unprecedented action to protect Americans and secure our southern border,” Abbott said in a statement. “The cartels have become emboldened and enriched by President Biden’s open border policies, smuggling in record numbers of people, weapons, and deadly drugs like fentanyl.”...

‘I’ve Never Seen Anything Like This’: Texas Sheriff Blasts Biden for Border Crisis, Daily SIgnal, 11 July 2022.

10K Migrants Cross into Texas Border Town in Six Days, Breitbart, 10 July 2022.

UN Says That Mexico-U.S. Border is the World’s Deadliest Land Crossing, Canada Free Press, 9 July 2022.