Chinanews.com, September 17th. According to a report by the American Chinese website, Texas Governor Abbott said on the 16th that he has instructed the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Texas National Guard to close due to the surge in the number of undocumented immigrants. Six entry points on the US-Mexico border.
Abbott said, "The chaos at the border has overwhelmed border officials."
Earlier in the day, Victor Escalon, the regional director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, said that due to the large number of undocumented immigrants there, all entry to Del Rio, Texas The point will be closed.
Escalon said, “Six or seven days ago, about 400 undocumented immigrants could be seen sitting at the (entry point) in the center of Del Rio in Del Rio... Now there are about 6000 people sitting. There, more people are on the way."
The immigration crisis on the southern border has always been a pain point for the Biden administration.
Previously, a federal judge prevented the Biden administration from deporting immigrant families arrested at the US-Mexico border under a public health order. The latest court order will take effect in 14 days.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under Trump’s presidency issued Article 42 of the Public Health Protection Regulations. The policy invoked the public health crisis and aimed at expelling people who crossed the border quickly without applying for asylum. chance.
Since Biden took office, the United States has allowed unaccompanied children and some families to enter the United States, but at the same time it has also used Article 42 to expel others.
According to data from the Customs and Border Protection (CBP), in August this year, more than 70,000 immigrants who entered the country as families were allowed to enter the United States and about 16,000 were deported.
At the same time, the number of arrests at the border is still at the highest level in decades, exceeding 208,000 in August alone.