Tensions between authorities in Texas and the federal government over illegal immigration across the southern border are a “powder keg” according to Oklahoma’s Republican Governor Kevin Stitt, who was asked about the danger of “a force-on-force conflict” between state and federal forces.
On Monday the Supreme Court ruled federal agents could remove razor-wire from the Texas-Mexico border which had been put in place by state authorities, including the Texas National Guard. This sparked a furious response from Governor Greg Abbott who on Wednesday released a letter invoking “Texas’s constitutional authority to defend and protect itself” against what he termed as a migrant “invasion” of the Lone Star State. Two Democratic Congressmen from Texas have suggested President Joe Biden could federalize the Texas National Guard, removing them from Abbott’s control.Tensions between authorities in Texas and the federal government over illegal immigration across the southern border are a “powder keg” according to Oklahoma’s Republican Governor Kevin Stitt, who was asked about the danger of “a force-on-force conflict” between state and federal forces.
On Monday the Supreme Court ruled federal agents could remove razor-wire from the Texas-Mexico border which had been put in place by state authorities, including the Texas National Guard. This sparked a furious response from Governor Greg Abbott who on Wednesday released a letter invoking “Texas’s constitutional authority to defend and protect itself” against what he termed as a migrant “invasion” of the Lone Star State. Two Democratic Congressmen from Texas have suggested President Joe Biden could federalize the Texas National Guard, removing them from Abbott’s control.
In a statement released on Thursday, 25 Republican governors, including Stitt, expressed “solidarity” with Abbott adding: “Texas has a constitutional right to defend itself and the nation.”
Stitt appeared on conservative leaning network Newsmax on Thursday, where host Carl Higbie asked whether there could be a standoff between federal and state authorities if Biden moves to federalize the Texas National Guard.
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