Texas Governor Sends Helicopters to Mexico Border
- May 8, 2023
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Monday, deployment of a new National Guard unit that will operate with the help of helicopters to prevent the entry of migrants
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Monday, deployment of a new National Guard unit that will operate with the help of helicopters to prevent the entry of migrants from Mexico and announced that it was preparing laws that would make illegal entry a “serious crime” and allow for the expulsion of migrants.
In a press release from Austin, the Republican governor assured that the new unit is called the Tactical Border Troops and specified that it would use Black Hawk and C 130 helicopters.
“They will be deployed to hot spots along the border to intercept, repel and return migrants trying to get into Texas illegally,” he said.
Title 42 expires next Thursdaya controversial immigration measure that allows for health reasons linked to the Covid-19 pandemic a hot expulsion of people crossing the border.
Abbott assured that they are still deployed about 2000 km from the border with 10,000 members of the National Guardamong other security officials, and again blamed President Joe Biden for the border situation.
“We are dealing with a whole range of people who have never been seen before. who crossed the border, and this year we will set a new absolute record,” he said.
So by the end of the month he wants enact a new state law making immigrant entry a felony. He pointed out that this is a rule that gives the authorities the right to “detain these people in prison for a serious crime or, alternatively, return them to Mexico.”
He also stated that he would consider punishing at least ten years in prison those people who help to “hide” undocumented migrants.
(EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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