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Greg Abbott asks Congress to reimburse $11 billion Texas spent on border security
Gov. Abbott asks federal government for $11 billion border security reimbursement
The governor said that Texas incurred costs for border walls, military support and transportation that should have been covered by the U.S.
Greg Abbott seeks $11 billion in federal reimbursements for border security
Greg Abbott (R) wants Congress to reimburse his ... which Texas undertook to “protect the rest of America” against Joe Biden’s “reckless open-border policies that invited record-breaking ...
As president, Trump will likely have the final say in whether or not to grant Abbott’s request for a full reimbursement for Operation Lone Star.
The Republican governor blamed the just-ended presidency of Democrat Joe Biden for the state having to step up to secure its border with Mexico.
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Greg Abbott is requesting that the federal government reimburse his state more than $11.1 billion for taxpayer money spent on securing the southern border during former President Joe Biden's ...
When Donald Trump takes control of the White House on Monday, he will inherit something his voters hardly would have expected during a long campaign of berating outgoing President Joe Biden on immigration: a U.S.-Mexico border with the lowest number of illegal crossings in five years.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott wants Congress to reimburse Texas for more than $11 billion spent on border security during the Biden administration.
Abbott said under Operation Lone Star state law enforcement has apprehended more than half a million undocumented immigrants, stopped more than 140,000 attempted "illegal entries," arrested over 50,000 people and seized more than half a billion doses of fentanyl.
Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) expressed enthusiasm for the shift in the United States prioritizing its border security, adding that the state of Texas is proud to “partner” with President Donald Trump’s effort on this.
Armed troops patrolling for migrants have become a familiar sight in Eagle Pass, Texas. Accusing Biden of failing to protect Texas from a migrant "invasion," Abbott sent National Guard troops to Eagle Pass.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Friday ordered state public safety and corrections officials to fully cooperate with federal immigration authorities.
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