Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has gone against President Joe Biden’s order to remove barriers from Fronton Island in the Rio Grande between the United States and Mexico. In 2021, Abbott had officials put up razor wire fencing to prevent illegal border crossings as part of his Operation Lone Star initiative.
On Sept. 9, Abbott sent a letter to the Biden-Harris administration, criticizing its efforts to have the construction taken down.
The letter states: “For years, the cartels were ‘running rampant’ in Fronton Island’s ‘thick vegetation’ and ‘bullet-pocked structures’ along the river to stage illegal entries, surveil state and federal law enforcement, stash weapons, plant explosives, evade apprehension, and engage in open warfare against rival cartels and against state and federal officers.
“As Commander-in-Chief of the military forces of this State, I determined that Texas could not ignore an ongoing invasion of its sovereign territory. Instead, on October 5, 2023, Texas responded to this threat by moving a ‘heavily armed invasion force’ onto Fronton Island to secure it against the transnational criminal cartels. I will not cede state land to transnational criminal cartels smuggling people, weapons, and drugs. Nor will I sit idly by as these threats endanger Texas law enforcement and Texas communities.”
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In a post on X, Abbott added, “For years, Fronton Island was overrun with violence. Texas secured it against the cartels. The Biden-Harris Admin now demands that Fronton Island return to its prior condition. Today, I told Biden & Harris that Texas will not comply.”
Abbott has consistently conflicted with Biden over the status of the border. In January 2024, he cited the “right to self-defense” in Texas after the Supreme Court ruled that federal agents could remove the razor wire on the border.
A federal agency with the Biden administration said the construction could alter the Rio Grande’s flow in violation of a 1970 treaty. The agency also mentioned that Texan authorities had trespassed on federal land as part of their operation.
The Biden administration has not commented on Abbott’s Sept. 9 letter.
THE BATTLE OF THE BORDER CONTINUES WITH TEXAS GOVERNOR GREG ABBOTT NOW DECIDING TO GO AGAINST AN ORDER FROM PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN.
IT ALL HAS TO DO WITH “OPERATION LONESTAR” THAT GOVERNOR ABBOTT LAUNCHED IN 20-21.
THE PROGRAM AIMED TO PREVENT ILLEGAL BORDER CROSSINGS FROM MEXICO TO TEXAS WITH RAZOR WIRE FENCING AND OTHER BARRIERS IN THE RIO GRANDE.
BUT, OFFICIALS FROM A BIDEN-HARRIS ADMINISTRATION AGENCY ORDERED GOVERNOR ABBOTT TO REMOVE THE CONSTRUCTION FROM FRONTON ISLAND.
GOVERNOR ABBOTT SENT PRESIDENT BIDEN A LETTER YESTERDAY …
… MENTIONING THAT CARTELS HAD CONTINUED TO TAKE OVER AND STAGED ILLEGAL ENTRIES. HE ALSO SAID THEY WERE STASHING WEAPONS AND DRUGS. GOVERNOR ABBOTT WENT ON TO SAY .. QUOTE –
“AS COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF ON THE MILITARY FORCES OF THIS STATE, I DETERMINED THAT TEXAS COULD NOT IGNORE AN ONGOING INVASION OF ITS SOVEREIGN TERRITORY.”
GOVERNOR ABBOTT ALSO PUT THIS MESSAGE ON SOCIAL MEDIA … DEFYING THE ORDER TO PUT FRONTON ISLAND BACK TO ITS PRIOR CONDITION … SAYING “TODAY I TOLD BIDEN AND HARRIS TEXAS WILL NOT COMPLY.”
THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION HAS NOT RESPONDED YET.
I’M LAUREN TAYLOR AND WE’LL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THIS STORY AND BRING YOU UPDATES AS SOON AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE.
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