Border agents encountered about 38,000 unaccompanied minors in the first half of Fiscal Year 2022, which began in October.
The policy was instituted by the Trump administration and continued under Biden as a measure to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
The letter brings an end to the year-long fight between the federal and state government, viewed as an effort to force Medicaid expansion.
Paxton accused President Biden of deliberately seeking more illegal immigration and enabling cartels to “maximize their profits."
Krause is running for Tarrant County district attorney after dropping a campaign for attorney general last fall.
Enhanced inspections of vehicles entering Texas from Mexico are creating traffic congestion and hours-long delays.
Truckers are reportedly being redirected to locations as far away as Arizona, amid wait times of up to 12 hours at Texas ports of entry.
The governor’s office published a press release that indicated illegal aliens would have a choice whether to board a bus to D.C.
Republicans have pressured Abbott to take more aggressive action against illegal immigration by challenging the federal government.
A future highway from Laredo to Amarillo received official designation in the omnibus spending bill signed into law in March. No appropriations for the project have yet been made.
Gov. Greg Abbott is highlighting Operation Lone Star and the progress Texas has made on the state border wall project.
Both Republican and Democratic members of Texas’ congressional delegation had urged the federal government to keep the policy in place.
