Texas’ Republican governor, Greg Abbott, recently warned would-be illegal aliens looking to cross the Rio Grande into the United States illegally that the waters are dangerous. Crocodiles are rampant.
Abbott reshared a video post on X showing an alligator in a river near Eagle Pass, Texas. According to the post, the video was taken by a local resident who encountered the reptile while fishing one morning.
Independent journalist Auden B. Cabello noted that Border Patrol agents have also previously confirmed alligator sightings in the river.
Abbott wrote in response to the video on Sunday: “Alligators are in the Rio Grande. FYI, warning signs have been posted in several sectors. Cross at your own risk.”
Last year, the governor shared a similar video of the creature lurking next to a Texas National Guard boat before disappearing into the water.
“The Texas National Guard took this photo on the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass,” Abbott said.
Abbott office is press release Last week, he said the multi-agency Operation Lone Star continues to work together to “close dangerous gaps” in the border wall, including installing bellows wire in El Paso.
Special Texas National Guard Trooper Newman Gideon said, “My responsibility at the border is to provide security for the teams that go in and clear the brush to make way for more concertina wire.” Ta.
“If there are holes already cut, use pliers and wire cutters to repair and seal the gaps.” [illegal immigrants] Created.the important thing is [the Texas National Guard] “We are here to stop immigrants from entering the United States,” he added.
Abbott recently shared a video showing border wall construction continuing in Zapata County.
“Texas will not back down,” Abbott wrote to X. “We are using every tool available to secure the border in Biden’s absence.”
The country is also working on construction forward operating base It was built near Eagle Pass to provide housing for thousands of Texas National Guard troops assisting with the ongoing crisis at the southern border.
So far, the governor’s Operation Lone Star has resulted in the arrest of nearly 510,000 illegal immigrants and approximately 42,100 additional criminals. Additionally, the operation resulted in the seizure of more than 476 million lethal doses of fentanyl.
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