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Ten Republican governors will visit the Texas-Mexico border next week.
The governors and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will hold a news conference to discuss what he calls a “border crisis,” according to a news release from Abbott’s office.
The news release did not provide any details about the visit.
Abbott was in Del Rio, Texas, on Sept. 22, when as many 8,600 migrants were still under the international bridge. As many as 15,000 migrants — mostly Haitians — crossed the Rio Grande and amassed under the bridge, waiting to be processed. Federal officials cleared out the area on Sept. 24.
Abbott spoke from the bridge along with McCraw, Judd, and Texas Military Department Adjutant General Tracy Norris.
Images similar to those in Del Rio surfaced in March when hundreds of mostly Central American migrants waited to be processed under the Anzalduas International Bridge in Mission.
On Wednesday, the Biden administration denied Texas’ request for “federal assistance to respond to the thousands of illegal crossings along the border,” which Abbott has appealed.
Abbott sent a letter to President Joe Biden on Sept. 20, asking for an emergency declaration saying that “the federal government failed to enforce immigration laws, and in particular, failed to halt illegal crossings on federal property.”
The GOP governors who will be visiting South Texas on Wednesday include:
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp
daho Gov. Brad Little
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte
Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem
Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon
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