Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is asking the Lone Star State’s Attorney General to launch an investigation of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) that are helping illegal immigrants crossing the border from Mexico.
“With the end of Title 42 just days away, the number of illegal immigrants crossing the Texas–Mexico border has reached an all-time high. Indeed, this past Sunday, over a 24-hour span, over 2,600 illegal immigrants crossed the border near El Paso and illegally entered Texas. These numbers are likely to increase in the coming weeks,” Abbott told Attorney General Ken Paxton in a letter made public on Thursday.
Abbott’s reference to Title 42 is to a public health order issued by President Donald Trump that authorized federal agents to return immigrants crossing the border to Mexico to await processing of their cases, including claims of seeking asylum in the United States. A federal court ruled earlier this year that the order will come to an end on Dec. 20, taking effect at midnight, Dec. 21….