The U.S. government charged numerous Chinese individuals last year with violations related to espionage, harassment, and other crimes.
Customs and Border Protection reported 74,833 arrests of illegal immigrants between ports of entry in patrol sectors anchored in Texas.
While the Florida governor has not officially jumped in, he has long been rumored to be joining the field soon.
Part of Biden’s order seeks to implement gun reform legislation supported by Texas Sen. John Cornyn.
Customs and Border Protection said a group was “posing a potential threat to make a mass entry.” Traffic was closed or disrupted at each port.
Speaker Dade Phelan previously promised a border security plan that would challenge federal laws concerning enforcement.
Despite a federal appeals court declaring a federal ban on bump stocks illegal, the ATF indicated it is still enforcing the ban.
Federal Judge T. Kent Wetherell said the Biden administration has “turned the Southwest Border into a meaningless line in the sand.”
Each defendant could face life imprisonment after pleading guilty to charges of human smuggling resulting in death.
Federal prosecutors said the convict and his girlfriend sold fentanyl-laced oxycodone pills that later killed a 27-year-old man.
Saturday marks just the second time the Republican Party of Texas has voted to censure sitting politician.
CBP said the number of encounters in January was the lowest since February 2021, the month after President Biden's inauguration.
