Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he is going to begin arresting everybody who enters Texas, based on The Western Journal.
“We’re about to change the way that Texas addresses the challenges along the border and we’re going to start by helping these 34 counties [along the border] respond by increasing arrests.”
“We got a new game in town in the state of Texas that’s going to begin next week.”
“The law that I’m going to use will be legal ways in which Texas is going to start arresting everybody coming across the border.”
“Not just arresting them, but because this is now going to be aggravated trespass, they’re going to be spending a half a year in jail if not a year in jail, as well as other actions that I will be announcing next week.”
Texas has stepped up to do Biden's job at the border.
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) June 3, 2021
I deployed @TxDPS & @TexasGuard to combat the cartels, human trafficking, gangs, & dangerous drugs.
Now, TX is about to take action that no state has ever taken to crack down on anybody crossing the border.
Stay tuned. pic.twitter.com/YLNDxtJ58O
“You hear about disaster declarations for hurricanes.”
“This is the first time that I’m aware of where I had to declare a disaster for 34 counties along the border because of the crisis because of so many people coming across the border.
“And you’ve got cartels coordinating efforts where ranchers’ property and their fences are torn down, their livestock is let out, their homes are damaged, their cars are broken into, their neighborhoods are dangerous, and we are going to instill safety.
“We will be doing things in Texas that no nation has ever done before when it comes to cracking down on anyone coming across the border. We are going to step up and fix the border.”
“Texas has stepped up to do Biden’s job at the boundary,” Abbott said.
