In light of the nine migrants who lost their lives trying to cross the Rio Grande in Texas to enter the US, President Joe Biden has come under fire for how he handled the border situation.

President Joe Biden was chastised for the disaster by Congressman Tony Gonzales, whose district includes a significant portion of the border region. He has been pressing the President to go to the border to see the issue firsthand, along with other representatives.

9 Migrants, Including Minors, Die From Crossing Southern Border

On Thursday, nine migrants lost their lives while attempting to cross the river, including two 16-year-olds from Mexico and two 13- and 14-year-olds from Guatemala. As they attempted to cross the Rio Grande into the United States, 37 of the migrants were saved.

Officials have confirmed that nine migrants were discovered dead today, with six found by US officials and three by Mexican police. Border Patrol authorities detained 53 migrants after they responded to a sizable group of persons in the vicinity of Eagle Pass, Texas.

Of those, 37 were saved as they attempted to cross the river into the US with the assistance of Air and Marine officers from Customs and Border Protection. Mexican officials detained 39 persons after 53 migrants who had been trying desperately to cross the border illegally were discovered dead inside a tractor-trailer in San Antonino.

Following his announcement that he would be busing in illegal immigrants, Texas Governor Greg Abbott came under fire from Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot for being racist. Despite frequently claiming that Chicago is a sanctuary city when it welcomed 60 people on Wednesday, August 30, Democrat Lightfoot blasted the Republican governor.

Since April, Texas has bused almost 7,000 migrants to Washington, DC, and New York, investing roughly $13 million in the project. Although the rapid surge has begun to put pressure on the resources the communities can provide, they are also sanctuary cities that assert to offer additional safeguards to illegal immigrants.

According to Abbott, he wants to show those Democratically controlled cities what loose border controls are doing to Texas towns. The charter company Wynne Transportation, which transports migrants to other places, has received $12,707,720.92 from the state.

Since April, more than 7,400 migrants have been transported by bus to Washington, DC, and since August 5, more than 1,500 to New York City. As he announced that he was bringing the first bus to Chicago, Governor Abbott launched another attack on President Biden's immigration policies.

According to Republican presidential candidate Greg Abbott, who is running for re-election in November, the necessity for the buses is due to Democratic President Joe Biden's failure to secure the border with Mexico. Between October 1, 2021, and July 31, 2022, the US Border Patrol arrested 1.8 million migrants at the southwest border, setting a record. Although it is unclear what other options have been presented to the migrants, Abbott's office has stated that migrants are only taken outside of the state with their written consent, as per Daily Mail.

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Border Patrol Chief Claims Biden Contributed to Migrant Surge

Raul Ortiz, the chief of the Border Patrol, asserted that President Joe Biden was directly responsible for the record-breaking increase in illegal immigration at the border. Ortiz cited two main causes of the crisis.

First off, the decision to repeal the Trump administration's efficient border security measures encouraged a surge in illegal immigration. Second, Ortiz asserted that a significant contributing cause was the Biden administration's policy of not prosecuting people illegally entering the nation. Another example of the administration's lack of competence in border security.

When there are no consequences, we have observed rises, according to my experience, Ortiz added. The remarks were from a deposition that was taped on July 28, according to Fox News. Ortiz has supported Republican claims about the border crisis for months. The border crossing had repercussions under President Donald Trump. However, after Biden took office, they all vanished. Immigrants flocked to the border as soon as it became clear that the administration would not enforce the law vigorously.

The reason for Ortiz's deposition was a lawsuit filed by Florida's attorney general, Ashley Moody, against the Department of Homeland Security. Ortiz expanded on the Biden administration's shortcomings in border security at one point in the recording while speaking with an attorney. His remarks need to send up a big red flag, Washington Examiner reported.

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