The DOJ is indifferent to sick migrants' threat to health of Texans

 Karen Townsend:

The Biden border crisis is not just a humanitarian crisis, it’s also a public health crisis. That issue was brought to the forefront earlier this week when a family infected with COVID-19 left their hotel room and walked over to Whataburger. That trip likely exposed many people to the coronavirus. The hotel is near a migrant shelter that is overwhelmed with illegal migrants in Hidalgo County, Texas. The overflow is housed in hotel rooms. Unfortunately, the hotel didn’t monitor the migrants to make sure they remained in their rooms.

Naturally, when this story surfaced, the local officials were alarmed. Hidalgo County Judge Richard Cortez demanded that the federal government stop releasing COVID-19 infected illegal migrants into local communities.
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Governor Abbott responded by calling on the Texas National Guard to assist DPS in arresting illegal migrants. He also issued an order Wednesday that bans ground transportation of migrants who “pose a risk of carrying COVID-19 into Texas communities.” “This executive order will reduce the risk of COVID-19 exposure in our communities,” said Abbott. The executive order states that “DPS is to stop & reroute, or impound any vehicle being used to transport illegal migrants who have been detained by Border Patrol.”
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The reason for the executive order is to try to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 by illegal migrants, as she well knows. Also, Governor Abbott is married to Cecilia Abbott, the first Latina First Lady of Texas. He’s not a racist.

The potential for profiling and unlawful stops are cited as concerns by those opposed to the executive order. Attorney General Merrick Garland has weighed in and is threatening Abbott with legal action if he doesn’t rescind his order. Garland calls the restriction on ground transportation “dangerous and unlawful”.
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Merrick's case is without merit.  It is in defense of Biden's unconscionable open borders policy which is a direct threat to the health and safety of Texans and others.  The courts should dismiss the DOJ case quickly while ordering them to start enforcing US immigration law.

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