The Justice Department sued Texas on Monday to remove buoys installed in the Rio Grande to repel migrants after Gov. Greg Abbott defiantly rejected federal demands.
Mexican officials and migrant advocates bristle at “invasion” rhetoric, which they view as inflammatory and certain to stoke anti-immigrant sentiment.
Abbott’s defiant letter, released three hours ahead of the deadline, blames Biden for any injuries that befall migrants trying to enter Texas without permission.White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre asserted that “he’s not operating in good faith” in professing to seek a more orderly and secure border.“The governor’s action is making it difficult to access the river, patrol the area … and arrest individuals who attempt to enter the country unlawfully,” she said.
Vice President Kamala Harris, speaking Monday afternoon at a conference in Chicago, called out Abbott as one of the “extremist so-called leaders [who] demonize, target and attack immigrants,” condemning him for “inhumane, outrageous and un-American” tactics at the border.When Biden visited El Paso in January, the governor hand-delivered a terse letter warning that Texas would step up efforts to secure the border if Biden didn’t stop shirking that responsibility.
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