Texas law enforcement agencies respond to Governor's border security efforts - cbs4local.com
EL PASO, Texas (CBS4) — Texas Governor Greg Abbott discussed Title 42 and what it means means for border security as it comes to an end during his visit to El Paso Monday.
Abbott said when Title 42 ends, he's expecting 18,000 migrants to come across the border every single day.
He reemphasized to dozens of sheriff's officers in attendance that in order to curb the impact of migrants in Texas, he still plans to transport them to Washington, D.C.
“We have busses available in every region, in any county, wherever you may be, either there’s a bus there already or we can get you a bus in an hour to make sure that if border patrol drops people off in your county, you will be able to work with the state to transport people out of your county to a location where they will be immediately connected with border patrol officials, ICE officials or other appropriate federal authorities,” Abbott said.
Abbott focused on security efforts and how he plans to help local law enforcement at the border, transporting those migrants on busses out of the state being one of those ways.
Abbott also told sheriffs officers he plans to expand Operation Lonestar as the Biden Administration ends Title 42 expulsions.
CBS4 spoke with several sheriffs who said it’s hard to really grasp how big of an influx in migrants they’re going to see when Title 42 ends, but they’re preparing the best that they can.
“The issue is here in El Paso, we don’t anticipate a significant increase in the numbers, mainly the migration has been in other counties east and south of here, so we have certainly been working in communication with border patrol and DPS in anticipation of what could possibly occur here,” El Paso County Sheriff Richard Wiles said.
“In my county we have got-aways, 16,000 got-aways a month, so with that, plus another 22,000 encounters you can imagine the impact we’re concerned about with Title 42,” Mark Dannels, the Sheriff of Cochise County Arizona said.
“We’ve got additional troopers, we’ve got an individual with the Texas Military, National Guard and they’re moving in more air assets and I know they’ve already done some drills in Hidalgo County,” Eddie Guerra, Hidalgo County Sheriff said.
Title 42 is expected to end on May. 23.
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