Abbott Declares Invasion, Asserts Texas’ Right To Self-Defense At Border

As the feud between Texas and the White House heats up over the border crisis, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has declared an invasion and asserted Texas’ right to defend itself.

In a statement, the Governor said:

"The Executive Branch of the United States has a constitutional duty to enforce federal laws protecting States, including immigration laws on the books right now," reads the statement. "President Biden has instructed his agencies to ignore federal statutes that mandate the detention of illegal immigrants. The failure of the Biden Administration to fulfill the duties imposed by Article IV, § 4 has triggered Article I, § 10, Clause 3, which reserves to this State the right of self-defense. For these reasons, I have already declared an invasion under Article I, § 10, Clause 3 to invoke Texas’s constitutional authority to defend and protect itself. That authority is the supreme law of the land and supersedes any federal statutes to the contrary."

Following the US Supreme Court decision allowing Border Patrol to resume cutting razor wire installed by Texas in Eagle Pass, the Governor has even more wire put in to place, a signal he is not about to back down.