Republicans from Texas were split on the measure that would fund the military and also require women to register for the draft.
Kleberg County Chief Deputy Jaime Garza said that when officers could be in danger, “it’s like awakening a sleeping giant.”
Last week, thousands of Haitian illegal aliens arrived in Del Rio after the federal government suspended deportations earlier this month.
Thousands of illegal aliens, most of whom from Haiti, are waiting in Del Rio, Texas, to be arrested by border patrol agents.
The number of enforcement encounters in August went down for the first time since President Biden took office.
In the coming weeks, the Facilities Commission is expected to finalize arrangements with the border wall program manager.
Tens of thousands have been referred to federal immigration authorities for being illegally present in the country.
The justices said the Biden administration likely would not have been able to disprove that the cancelation was “arbitrary and capricious.”
Sheriffs from counties along the southern border testified in favor of the bill at a Texas House Appropriations Committee hearing.
The Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan exacerbates fears that the southern border could be breached by terrorists.
Texas and Missouri both sued the Biden administration in April to prevent the termination of the Migrant Protection Protocols.
Abbott has confronted the federal government and issued a flurry of executive orders in recent months designed to deter illegal immigration.
Congressman Chip Roy has called for the impeachment of United States Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas.
Abbott justified his order as a COVID-19 prevention measure. Now, the DOJ argues it will worsen the spread.
Illegal crossings remain at extraordinary levels and the feds say they are making “considerable progress” on their immigration objectives.
Gov. Greg Abbott prohibited anyone except law enforcement from providing “ground transportation” for individuals arrested by border police.
Abbott wrote in a letter to the Texas Military Department that “more manpower is needed” to apprehend illegal aliens breaking state law.
President Biden criticized the decision and said the federal government “intends to appeal this decision in order to preserve and fortify DACA.”
Enforcement encounters with illegal aliens are still higher than they have been since Bill Clinton was in the White House.
Republican Land Commissioner George P. Bush points to the funding that Congress allocated toward the border wall.
