From adversary to partner in the White House.
On November 27th Texas won a major lawsuit against the Biden administration, upholding the Lone Star State’s right to erect fencing on its land near the southern border to prevent the entry of illegal immigrants into the state. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision enjoined the Biden administration from destroying razor wire that Texas officials have installed along the border so long as federal immigration agents have access to both sides of the fence. The majority opinion concluded that “Texas is seeking, not to ‘regulate’ Border Patrol, but only to safeguard its own property.”
Following the Court of Appeals ruling, Texas Governor Greg Abbott wrote on X, “We continue adding more razor wire border barrier.”
Starting on January 20, 2025, Governor Abbott will no longer have to contend with an adversary in the White House. The incoming Trump administration will be an enthusiastic partner that Texas can work with to end the illegal immigration crisis that President Biden’s open border and catch-and-release policies precipitated.
As an indicator of what is to come, President-elect Trump’s Border Czar, Tom Homan, visited Texas Army National Guard forces and Texas Highway Patrol troops just before Thanksgiving and thanked them for their service. Governor Abbott accompanied him.
“Let me be clear, there is going to be a mass deportation because we just finished a mass illegal immigration crisis on the border,” Mr. Homan said during his Texas visit. “If we don’t do it, what is the option? Let them stay? Cause if you let them stay, you’ll never fix the border. You’re gonna send a message to the rest of the world: enter the country illegally, which is a crime, ignore a court order … we’re telling the whole world it’s OK to enter this country illegally, you’ve never got to go home.”
Mr. Homan warned sanctuary city and state leaders not to interfere with the incoming Trump administration’s strict enforcement of the nation’s immigration laws. “It is a felony to knowingly harbor or conceal an illegal immigrant from immigration authorities. Don’t test us,” he said. And he praised Texas’s governor for helping to drive down illegal immigration in his state despite the roadblocks that the Biden administration has put in his way.
“Governor Abbott has done an amazing job,” Mr. Homan said. “This is a model we can take across the country.” He promised that the incoming Trump administration will “help Governor Abbott finish the job he started.” --->READ MORE HERE
Texas is looking at a plan to ramp up migrant buses again — but instead of sending them to sanctuary cities, officials would ship newly arrived illegal migrants directly to ICE holding centers so they can be processed quickly for deportation, a Lone Star State source told The Post.
The proposal, which has not been approved by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, is meant to continue Operation Lone Star, which seeks to deter migrants from crossing into Texas illegally.
“We are always gonna be involved in border security so long as we’re a border state,” the source in the Texas government said.
“We spent a lot of taxpayer money to have the level of deterrent that we have on the border and we can’t just walk away.”
President-elect’s new border czar Tom Homan said he is interested in working with Texas to make it happen.
Under the proposed plan, buses chartered by Texas from border cities will be rerouted from sanctuary cities including New York, Chicago and Denver to federal detention centers to help Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents process them more quickly, the source said.
“That’s a way we could be involved in that, and of course they would reimburse us for paying for the [bus] contract,” said the source.
Abbott’s office didn’t respond to a request for comment from The Post.
Homan told The Post Abbott did not bring up the idea during his visit to the Texas border with the governor earlier this week. However, he said, “I look forward to discussing that with them.” --->READ MORE HERE
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