South Texas County Officials Want Abbott To Declare Invasion At Border

A migrant family from Venezuela illegally crosses the Rio Grande River in Eagle Pass, Texas, at the border with Mexico on June 30, 2022.

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Several south Texas counties are declaring an "invasion" of Texas by illegal immigrants, and are calling on Governor Greg Abbott to do likewise. A group of county judges and sheriffs attended a news conference on Tuesday in Brackettville, where they announced their support of the declaration. Kinney County Judge Tulley Shahan says both the U.S. Constitution and the Texas Constitution allow the state to declare an invasion. The officials blamed the Biden administration's open-border policy for the situation.


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