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Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a memorandum Wednesday with Gov. Samuel Alejandro García Sepulveda of neighboring Mexican state Nuevo Leon that will scale back enhanced truck inspections at their border.
“Today is a historic day, where two governors are showing how to lead on border issues,” Abbott said during a press conference in Laredo, Texas, with Sepulveda beside him.
Abbott explained because the agreement calls for increased security on the Mexican side of the border to prevent illegal immigration, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) can return to its previous practice of random truck checks on the bridge from Nuevo Leon to Texas effective immediately.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks at a news conference in Austin, Texas on June 8, 2021.
(AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
“It will remain this way as long as Nuevo Leon abides by this agreement,” Abbott said at a news conference with Nuevo Leon Gov. Samuel Garcia.
Abbott also said he has been contacted by the governor of every state in Mexico bordering Texas.
“Until those agreements are reached with those states, DPS will continue to inspect [trucks] in every state except Nuevo Leon,” Abbott said.
The White House had criticized Abbott on Wednesday and blamed his enhanced inspections for causing supply chain disruptions.
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National Guardsmen stands watch over a fence near the International bridge where thousands of Haitian migrants have created a makeshift camp, on Sept. 18, 2021, in Del Rio, Texas.
(AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
Abbott went on to blast the Biden administration for the border crisis, saying it “and a lot of leaders in Congress have no idea what chaos they’ve caused.”
Abbott noted how President Biden has not traveled to the U.S.-Mexico border once during the 15 months of his administration.
“The goal all along has been to ensure that people…
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