Commissioner Chris Magnus indicated that illegal immigration from Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba accounts for many of the arrests in August.
Vice President Harris has been in charge of leading the U.S. government’s efforts to secure the border and response to illegal immigration.
A spokesperson for Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot indicated “approximately 60 migrants were traveling to Chicago by way of Texas.”
Ellis County explicitly urged Gov. Greg Abbott to “remove all persons trespassing as well as invading the sovereignty” of the state and U.S.
Several counties have passed proclamations calling illegal immigration an “invasion” to prompt Gov. Abbott to take more aggressive measures.
There were about 128,000 encounters with illegal immigrants in Texas patrol sectors by border agents in June.
The bill is the first piece of legislation Flores has introduced since her upset in a traditionally Democratic South Texas district.
This is the second time Abbott has made such an offer to agents in disagreement with an action by the federal government.
County commissioners pointed to the “sovereign and unilateral authority” of states to defend themselves against “invasion.”
Democratic Congressman Henry Cuellar has been a critic of the Biden administration on illegal immigration.
The commissioners court unanimously approved a document urging Governor Greg Abbott to order deportations by the state government.
The Biden administration contends that those who are a public safety threat or meet special criteria should be prioritized for deportation.
