Texas to Build Its Own Border Wall and Arrest Illegal Immigrants: Governor

Texas to Build Its Own Border Wall and Arrest Illegal Immigrants: Governor
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas, on June 8, 2021. Montinique Monroe/Getty Images
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced a major border security plan on Thursday that involves building its own barriers along the Mexico border and arresting illegal immigrants who enter the state.

The new comprehensive plan to stamp out illegal border crossings in Texas was announced at a Border Security Summit in Del Rio, attended by Texas law enforcement, county judges, mayors, district attorneys, and landowners.