Nearly seven-dozen Congressional Democrats have signed on to a letter, demanding that the Biden White House address Texas's state-run border security initiative. There was a report out this week that State Troopers were told to push illegal immigrants back into the Rio Grande and towards Mexico. There was also an allegation that migrants were denied water. The Republican governor of Texas and police deny the reports. The letter, authored by Texas Congressman Joaquin Castro, alleges that Operation Lone Star interferes with federal enforcement of immigration laws.
"Texas has the sovereign authority to defend our border, under the U.S. Constitution and the Texas Constitution," said Governor Greg Abbott. "We have sent the Biden Administration numerous letters detailing our authority, including the one I hand-delivered to President Biden earlier this year."