Texas Begins Arresting, Charging Illegal Immigrants in Eagle Pass as Border Feud With Biden Admin Intensifies; Texas Begins Arresting Illegal Migrants in Eagle Pass, as War with Feds Escalates

Texas Begins Arresting, Charging Illegal Immigrants in Eagle Pass as Border Feud With Biden Admin Intensifies:

Texas authorities began arresting illegal immigrants at Shelby Park in Eagle Pass on Wednesday after the state’s attorney general defied a cease-and-desist letter sent by the Biden administration demanding officials stop blocking U.S. Border Patrol agents from the site.

The arrests were announced by Lt. Chris Olivarez at the Texas Department of Public Safety on X, formerly Twitter.

Mr. Olivarez said single adult migrant men and women were taken into state custody and charged with criminal trespassing under Governor Greg Abbott’s new state law, which allows police to arrest and charge people suspected of entering the country illegally.

That measure was passed in December and is set to go into effect in March but is currently subject to a legal challenge by the Justice Department.

“Under the authority of Gov.@GregAbbott_TX’s Border Disaster Declaration, @TxDPS Troopers are arresting illegal immigrants for criminal trespass at #ShelbyPark in Eagle Pass,” he wrote.

“Troopers are enforcing criminal trespass on adult men & women. The State of Texas will maintain a proactive posture in curbing illegal border crossings between the ports of entry,” Mr. Olivarez added.

The Texas official also shared photos and video footage alongside the post, showing officers searching and handcuffing multiple illegal aliens before leading them into police vehicles.

Typically, illegal immigrants who enter the United States may surrender to border patrol agents and seek asylum. —>READ MORE HERE

Texas begins arresting illegal migrants in Eagle Pass, as war with feds escalates:

Texas authorities have started arresting migrants who illegally enter the US across the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass, Texas.

State law enforcement has occupied Shelby Park in the city and armed officers have blocked anyone from entering the space — including federal border patrol agents, leading to an escalating conflict.

Officers announced they had started to arrest migrants who entered the park Wednesday, in what is thought to be a preview of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s new state law allowing police to arrest and charge people suspected of entering the country illegally.

“Troopers are arresting illegal immigrants for criminal trespass in Shelby park in Eagle Pass,” Texas Department of Public Safety Lt. Chris Olivarez wrote on X.

“Troopers are enforcing criminal trespass on adult men & women. The State of Texas will maintain a proactive posture in curbing illegal border crossings between the ports of entry.”

Figures of how many arrests had been made and whether arrested migrants had been handed over to federal authorities for processing were not immediately available Thursday.

Abbott’s bill making illegal immigration a state crime was passed in December, but isn’t set to come into effect until March. It is also expected to be challenged in court by the Biden administration. —>READ MORE HERE

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