Well, if that were true, I wouldn’t have 250 files sitting on my desk right now,” Martinez said, adding that he’s dismissed around 45 cases now. “The spirit of his words were, hey, we’re not looking to arrest those people that are looking to turn themselves into To the authorities seeking asylum claim. Steve McCraw’s direction to only arrest those with truly criminal intent, so he choosing not to prosecute some cases that come across his desk. “Just to make the blanket representation that you’re going to arrest anybody for criminal trespass, who steps foot on private property, perhaps is a little overreaching,” Val Verde’s county attorney David Martinez said. Olivarez said during Thursday’s breifing.īut local communities are left dealing with the consequences. We have an infrastructure in place, we’re arresting 20 to 30 to 40 a day,” Lt. “We initiated that initiative on July 20, focusing in the Del Rio Val Verde County, and Kinney county areas. So we’re going to link up with our partners, and we’re going to shut down those POEs, we’re going to make it difficult for anybody to come across,” Olivarez explained.Įarlier this summer, the Governor directed state troopers to arrest migrants for criminal trespassing. Chris Olivarez said, “Before I came here today, my last instructions are we’re going to shut down all the POEs in Del Rio. It would be a violation of federal law for the Texas National Guard to unilaterally do so,” a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said.Įarlier Thursday, during the first weekly Operation Lone Star briefing with Texas Department of Public Safety, Lt. “The Department of Homeland Security is not seeking assistance from the State of Texas to shut down ports of entry. The new statement went on to say Abbott has directed Texas DPS and Texas National Guard to instead “maintain their presence at and around ports of entry to deter crossings.” “The Biden Administration is in complete disarray and is handling the border crisis as badly as the evacuation from Afghanistan.” Customs and Border Protection requested help from Texas to close ports of entry and secure the border, the Biden Administration has now flip-flopped to a different strategy that abandons border security and instead makes it easier for people to cross illegally and for cartels to exploit the border,” Abbott’s office said. Unlike President Biden, the State of Texas remains committed to securing our border and protecting Americans.” the statement continued.Ībbott’s office issued another statement later on Thursday after it says the Biden administration reversed the governor’s decision to close the points of entry.
Customs and Border Protection is requesting our help as their agents are overwhelmed by the chaos. “The border crisis is so dire that the U.S. 8,000 migrants await processing under international bridge in Del Rio, Texas
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