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SOUTHEAST TEXAS RECORD

Thursday, March 28, 2024

Abbott, Cruz tour Texas facility serving as shelter for immigrant minors caught at the border

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SAN ANTONIO – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott traveled to San Antonio on June 23, where he and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) toured a facility currently housing hundreds of immigrants who illegally crossed into Texas.


After touring the temporary emergency shelter, Abbott issued the following statement:


“We are dealing with a heartbreaking humanitarian nightmare here in Texas, but it is clearly a man-made crisis. The Obama Administration’s inconsistent policies and failure to enforce the rule of law have created this crisis at the border.


"President Obama’s failure to secure the border has empowered transnational gangs and cartel to smuggle people into our state from around the world – including members of deadly gangs like MS13. Inaction by the federal government has left Texas with no other choice but to activate the immediate deployment of the Texas Department of Public Safety.


"Even though the federal government is not fulfilling its responsibility, the State of Texas will continue its operations while pushing for the feds to foot the bill. We will continue to push for the federal government to live up to its responsibility and fully fund the surge and resources deployed along the Texas border.”


The tour was conducted a week and a half after Abbott asked Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson to authorize immediate federal funding to help the Texas Department of Public Safety staunch the cartel-driven border security problem.

In addition to requesting funds for the Department of Public Safety, Attorney General Abbott urged the Department of Homeland Security to step up its efforts to prevent the illegal crossings before they occur.

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