‘Operation Steel Curtain’: Shipping containers set up along South Texas border to stop illegal crossings
Immigration
Governor boasts on social media: "Texas is securing the border."
by: Sandra Sanchez
Posted: Nov 19, 2021 / 02:12 PM CST / Updated: Nov 19, 2021 / 03:32 PM CST
A row of steel shipping containers block access to the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass, Texas, as seen in this tweet Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. (Abbott Tweet)
EDINBURG, Texas (Border Report) — Texas has created what Gov. Greg Abbott is touting as “a steel wall along the southern border” using shipping containers placed along the Rio Grande in South Texas to keep out migrants and caravans from Mexico.
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“Large shipping containers, resources & personnel are being used to protect communities & property owners,” Abbott tweeted this week. “Texas is securing the border.”
A row of about 20 giant containers has been placed on the riverbanks in the border town of Eagle Pass, Texas. Armored vehicles appear to be interspersed with the containers, as seen in the video Abbott posted Wednesday on social media.
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