The governor, who has been criticized for the increase in border inspections, defended his actions Wednesday, saying sometimes it takes drastic actions to get things done. Story by TexasTribune.
Abbott mandated the vehicle inspections on April 6 in response to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announcing plans to lift Title 42 — a pandemic-era rule that allows immigration officials to turn away recently arrived migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border, including those who are seeking asylum.
Abbott defended his actions during the Wednesday news conference, saying sometimes it takes drastic actions to get things done. Another border crossing in Laredo, the World Trade Bridge, is open only for commercial traffic and more than 165,000 trucks crossed that bridge each month over the last two years, according to that city. But the World Trade Bridge connects to the state of Tamaulipas, not Nuevo León, so it is unaffected by today’s agreement
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