Abbott, County Judges at Odds Over What ‘Repelling Invasion’ Looks Like

Abbott, County Judges at Odds Over What ‘Repelling Invasion’ Looks Like
A Border Patrol agent processes people after they crossed the Rio Grande into Texas in Mission, Texas, on March 26, 2021. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
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Gov. Greg Abbott sent a letter to some Texas judges Monday reiterating his commitment to border security. He also said it’s the federal government’s job to secure the border and encouraged the judges to call on the Texas Congressional delegation to act.

So far, the judges and commissioners of 33 counties have declared an invasion at the southern border or expressed support for Abbott doing so. They’ve also called on him to use his full constitutional authority to repel it—by either expelling illegal foreign nationals out of Texas or preventing them from entering at all.

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