AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday told state police and Texas National Guard soldiers to begin stopping illegal immigrants and taking them to ports of entry, no longer taking them into state custody.
The move immediately was denounced from the left and right.
Abbott, though, defended his action. He said President Joe Biden has failed to prevent an “invasion” of a state, by relaxing his predecessor’s policies in a way that has fueled a surge of unauthorized immigrants.
