Gov. Abbott Issues Disaster Declaration At Southern Texas Border Due To ‘Influx Of Unlawful Immigrants'

CBS Dallas/Fort Worth

June 2, 2021

Governor Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration along Texas’ southern border on Tuesday, June 1, “in response to the border crisis, providing more resources and strategies to combat the ongoing influx of unlawful immigrants.”

Gov.Abbott is authorizing the use of “all necessary and available state and local resources to protect landowners in these counties from trespassers and the damage they cause to private property,” the Governor’s Office said in a news release.

It went on to say, the Governor has directed the Texas Department of Public Safety to enforce all federal and state criminal laws, including criminal trespassing, smuggling, and human trafficking and directed the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to take all necessary steps to discontinue state licensure of any child care facility under a contract with the federal government that shelters or detains unlawful immigrants.

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