The Biden administration has gone after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for his executive order to stem the tide of migrants coming from the Southern border and that has caused a “constitutional crisis” the governor said.
The Texas governor responded to a letter from Attorney General Merrick Garland that advised him that his order was not enforceable and they he must rescind it.
“The Biden Administration has created a constitutional crisis between the federal government and the State of Texas,” he said on Friday, The New York Post reported.
“This stems from the Biden Administration’s refusal to enforce immigration laws and allow illegal immigrants with COVID-19 to enter our country,” he said.
He said that his state is being “overrun and overwhelmed” by the record number of migrants and that “cartels and smugglers profit off the chaos.”
“Not only that, but this crisis also extends beyond the border as deadly drugs like fentanyl infiltrate our communities,” the governor said.
“This already dangerous situation continues to deteriorate as the Biden Administration knowingly imports COVID-19 into Texas from across the border—willfully exposing Texans and Americans alike,” he said.
“President Biden has a duty and a responsibility to protect and uphold our nation’s sovereignty, yet he has long-since abdicated his authority to do so,” he said.
“Abbott claimed that he had to take action with his executive order as the ‘Biden Administration sits on the sidelines,” the governor said.
“I have the authority, and duty, under the constitutions of the United States and of Texas to…
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