A delegation of 60+ GOP lawmakers went to Eagle Pass, TX on Wednesday to see first-hand how President Biden and DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas have made it easier than ever for illegal migrants, criminals, and terrorists to enter the country via the southern border.
The visit comes just days after news dropped that December set a new one-month record for most migrant encounters along the southern border with 302,000 encounters logged. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R -LA) led the delegation of Republican lawmakers.
“If President Biden wants a supplemental spending bill focused on national security, it better begin by defending America’s national security,” Johnson said in Eagle Pass.
“Under President Biden, America has laid out a welcome mat to illegal immigrants, smugglers, and cartels. He is responsible for the grave threat to our national security and our nation’s sovereignty that these policies have created. But instead of taking responsibility and providing leadership, this administration has done nothing but attack elected officials who are trying to fix this catastrophe,” Johnson said.
Johnson couldn’t have been more right —Biden and Mayorkas have laid out a welcome mat. On Wednesday afternoon, Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz shared footage from the border showing two Customs and Border Protection agents cutting razor wire fencing making it easier for a line of migrants to enter the country.
“I’m currently in Eagle Pass, TX witnessing the intentional destruction of our Southern Border by the Biden administration,” Gaetz shared on X. “This video was sent to me by a Texas official. It shows how illegal aliens are being encouraged to invade our country while the fencing put up by Texas is cut open by @CBP. Under the corrupt orders of @SecMayorkas and Joe Biden, we will never see our border protected. But if this border is not shut down, then we must shut down the government.”
Texas Governor Greg Abbott, who has dedicated significant resources to keep the Lone Star state safe, replied to Gaetz on X.
“Importantly, if this video was taken today, it means that the Biden Admin. is in direct violation of a current court order by the 5th circuit court of appeals prohibiting the border patrol from cutting the razor wire erected by Texas. If true, we will seek contempt of court,” Abbott said.
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