Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, said Monday that President Biden 'is putting the lives of migrants at risk' due to the lack of federal action at the border.
The governor said Biden has failed in his constitutional duty to protect the border, which disproportionately impacts Texas.
Abbott warned that the situation would only get worse if the Title 42 policy ends this week. That pandemic-era policy allows border agents to turn migrants away at the, and ending it could lead to a surge of migrants at the southern border just as Texas faces some of its coldest temperatures.
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