TEXAS TOUGH: Abbott Promises 'Swift Justice' if Biden Forces Migrant Families to Stay in Texas

Texas Governor Greg Abbott responded to news that the Biden Administration is considering a plan to keep migrant families in and around the state of Texas —preventing their flow into the rest of the country.

“Biden considers forcing migrant families to remain in Texas. This scam was tried years ago & was shot down by a judge,” Abbott said on X. “We will send Biden the same swift justice. And, we will add even more buses of migrants to Washington D.C.”

Biden considers forcing migrant families to remain in Texas.

This scam was tried years ago & was shot down by a judge.

We will send Biden the same swift justice.

And, we will add even more buses of migrants to Washington D.C.https://t.co/732FdGZ8jB

— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) September 8, 2023

From Fox News:

Abbott was reacting to a Los Angeles Times report that described a potential Department of Homeland Security policy to force some illegal immigrant family units to remain in Texas by tracking them with GPS monitoring devices, including ankle bracelets.

The Times reported that the families would be put through an asylum process to determine if they could stay, and if not, they could be more easily deported due to their proximity to the border. The outlet highlighted that it echoed a Reagan-era plan that forced migrants to remain near the border while their applications were considered.

While it would tap into conservative arguments that migrants need to be detained or closely tracked so that they can quickly be deported instead of being released into the country with a notice to appear in court, it would also put pressure on the Republican state and likely raise significant objections from lawmakers there. The program would be an expansion of the Family Expedited Removal Program, which imposes curfews and monitors family units that have traveled to large cities.

More over at Fox News:

Abbott promises 'even more buses' if Biden admin pushes reported plan to keep migrants in Texas https://t.co/V0le9TOXjO

— Fox News Politics (@foxnewspolitics) September 8, 2023

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