Abbott Should Absolutely Use Constitutional Invasion Powers

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Border Patrol Union: Abbott Should "Absolutely" Use Constitutional "Invasion" Powers On Border




WEDNESDAY, APR 20, 2022 - 05:10 PM

Authored by Charlotte Cuthbertson via The Epoch Times,



The national Border Patrol union, which represents about 18,000 agents, said Texas Gov. Greg Abbott should “absolutely” invoke his powers under the Constitution to call the border crisis an “invasion” and respond accordingly.



“We’re at a breaking point. We’ve got miles upon miles of border that just aren’t patrolled because we have to deal with, frankly, an invasion,” Brandon Judd, president of the National Border Patrol Council, told The Epoch Times.



“When you’re dealing with over 200,000 illegal border crossings per month, I don’t know how you don’t call it anything but that.”


Brandon Judd, president of the National Border Patrol Council, at a press conference in McAllen, Texas, on April 7, 2021. (Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times)



Border Patrol apprehensions along the southern border have remained above 150,000 per month since March 2021, with the exception of this past January. In March, numbers show more than 220,000 apprehensions were made.



During one night last week, Border Patrol agents apprehended 16 illegal aliens from Kyrgyzstan, seven from Kazakhstan, and a Russian within a large group near Eagle Pass, Texas, according to Customs and Border Protection.

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