The southern border in the state of Texas has been under assault for months. Governor Greg Abbott has mobilized the Texas National Guard to help with the problem, but in a stunning turn of events, the Border Patrol bypassed them.
A fence was erected around a piece of private property repeatedly used by illegal border crossers. The Texas National Guard locked the gate to the property, but then the Border Patrol showed up and opened it.
Bill Melugin reports at FOX News:
Border Patrol opens gate locked by Texas National Guard to allow illegal immigrants to enterBorder Patrol agents on Wednesday opened a gate that had previously been locked by members of the Texas National Guard, in order to allow a number of illegal immigrants deeper into the United States.Fox News witnessed members of the guard close and lock the gate, which is situated on private property and had previously been open, to deny entry to migrants who had crossed illegally and were expecting to be allowed into the U.S.The illegal immigrants were then seen standing outside the gate waiting to be allowed in, with the Texas National Guard watching on.A short time later, Border Patrol agents appeared with a key and opened the door, allowing the migrants to get through and be processed into the U.S. immigration system.The incident demonstrates the stark contrast in approach between Texas authorities and Customs and Border Protection (CBP).Under Gov. Greg Abbott, Texas has surged law enforcement to the border under Operation Lone Star. That included a focus on stopping migrants from entering the U.S. with Texas now returning recently-entered illegal immigrants to the border, and its own border wall construction under way.Border Patrol agents, meanwhile, have been increasingly made to focus on processing migrants into the interior, with migrants frequently not seeking to escape Border Patrol — instead seeking them out so they can be processed and quickly released into the U.S.
Watch both of the videos below:
See Greg Abbott’s reaction below:
Why are we even bothering? Why do we have a Border Patrol or a border policy if this happens?
Send the local chapter of the Welcome Wagon to the border.
It’d be cheaper.
Featured image via Twitter video.
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