Gov.
Greg Abbott Announces , Texas Will Build Its Own Border Wall and Arrest Migrants.
Gov.
Greg Abbott Announces , Texas Will Build Its Own Border Wall and Arrest Migrants.
Republican Governor Greg Abbott announced that construction for the border wall will begin next week.
It is one of several new initiatives the state will implement to address what Abbott refers to as a "crisis" at the Texas/Mexico border.
Change is needed to fix the border crisis, Gov.
Greg Abbott, (TX-R), via CNN.
Abbott also announced that migrants who cross the border and trespass on private property will be arrested.
When asked if children would be arrested, Abbott specified that the measure would only apply to adults.
The TX Governor issued a disaster declaration last week, which mandates the enforcement of federal and state criminal laws... .
And ends state licensure of shelters or child care facilities that offer care to "unlawful immigrants."
