Texas stringing concertina wire along New Mexico border
Texas governor says state barricading part of New Mexico border
Tyler Wornell
Updated: OCT 18, 2023 / 11:04 PM CDT
(NewsNation) — Texas has begun installing concertina wire along its border with New Mexico in what the governor says is part of an effort to stem illegal immigration.
The Texas National Guard in recent weeks has been placing the wire along a stretch of Interstate 10 near the Mount Cristo Rey landmark, the Texas Tribune reported. The news outlet estimates the wire stretches for about 2 miles.
Fencing is going up in other areas of the Texas-New Mexico border, too.
Texas National Guard members were also previously seen installing razor wire along the Rio Grande River north of El Paso, Texas. The area around El Paso is fortified with fencing and wire as the city continues to grapple with an influx of migrants.
“Our barriers around El Paso forced the migrants crossing illegally to enter into New Mexico. They then entered into El Paso from there. To end that, we are building a barrier on the New Mexico border,” Abbott said Sunday on X, formerly known as Twitter.
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