Title 42 ends: Abbott pleads with governors to send help down to Texas border
By Anna Giaritelli, Homeland Security Reporter
May 16, 2023 06:10 PM
Texas Mexico Border
AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) asked states to step up and deploy military and police down south to help the Lone Star State continue to respond to the Biden-era border crisis in the aftermath of Title 42 ending last week.
The three-term governor sent letters to governors nationwide Tuesday urging them to send people and resources to Texas, arguing the Lone Star State shouldn't have to shoulder the financial burden alone to deal with the influx of people and drugs.
“In the federal government’s absence, we, as Governors, must band together to combat President Biden’s ongoing border crisis and ensure the safety and security that all Americans deserve," Abbott wrote in the letter. "Join us in the mission to defend our national sovereignty and territorial integrity and send all available law enforcement personnel and resources to the Texas-Mexico border to serve alongside our thousands of Texas National Guard soldiers and Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) troopers."
Abbott said the move was justified through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact, which permits states to send money to other states in times of disaster or emergency. The border crisis, Abbott argued, constituted a disaster and an emergency.
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