Texas Gov. Abbott clamps down on migrant transports to stop COVID-19 spread in communities

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Texas Gov. Abbott clamps down on migrant transports to stop COVID-19 spread in communities

by Jake Dima, Breaking News Reporter
July 28, 2021 07:44 PM

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order restricting the transport of migrants in the Lone Star State after news that COVID-positive illegal immigrants were being dumped in a small border community.

The Republican governor's mandate forbids any person other than a "federal, state, or local law-enforcement official" from moving migrants. The order also directs the Texas Department of Public Safety to "stop any" car or truck in violation of the order and "reroute such a vehicle back to its point of origin or a port of entry." DPS is further authorized to impound cars that refuse to be redirected.

"The dramatic rise in unlawful border crossings has also led to a dramatic rise in COVID-19 cases among unlawful migrants who have made their way into our state, and we must do more to protect Texans from this virus and reduce the burden on our communities," Abbott said in a statement. "This Executive Order will reduce the risk of COVID-19 exposure in our communities."

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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/texas-governor-abbott-clamps-down-migrant-transports-covid-spread

[IsailedawayfromFR]

Abbott is very late in finally getting around to addressing the harm illegals have been doing to Texans.

Methinks he is just a political animal who has two fierce conservatives breathing down his neck in the upcoming primary.

[AARguy]

YAY! Governor Abbott! Get em!