Abbott ordered engineers to install razor wire at Shelby Park in Eagle Pass on 13 August in ongoing efforts to curb migration.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered more razor wire to reinforce the U.S.-Mexico border as Republicans focus attack lines on the Biden-Harris administration's immigration policy in the run-up to the presidential election.Abbott ordered engineers to install razor wire at Shelby Park in Eagle Pass on August 13 to curb migration as Republicans and the Trump campaign ramp up attacks on Vice President Kamala Harris' record on immigration.
The fencing was authorized by Abbott. However, the Biden administration requested that Border Patrol be permitted to continue cutting the wire, arguing that it harms migrants.Migrant crossings along the U.S.-Mexico border have plummeted, falling to a three-year low in June after Biden imposed a major crackdown on people who crossed into the United States seeking asylum. It is the lowest monthly level since Biden assumed the presidency.
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