{"id":1615782,"date":"2022-08-19T07:47:52","date_gmt":"2022-08-19T11:47:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1615782"},"modified":"2022-08-19T07:48:29","modified_gmt":"2022-08-19T11:48:29","slug":"governor-abbott-slams-unbelievable-video-of-border-patrol-opening-gate-for-illegal-immigrants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/governor-abbott-slams-unbelievable-video-of-border-patrol-opening-gate-for-illegal-immigrants\/","title":{"rendered":"Governor Abbott Slams &#8220;Unbelievable&#8221; Video Of Border Patrol Opening Gate For Illegal Immigrants"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgovernor-abbott-slams-unbelievable-video-of-border-patrol-opening-gate-for-illegal-immigrants%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1615782&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>Texas Governor Greg Abbott was furious after seeing video of Border Patrol agents opening a gate at the southern border and allowing dozens of illegal immigrants into the country after Texas National Guard officers had locked it shut.<\/p>\n<p>Video captured by Fox News national correspondent Bill Melugin shows the National Guard closing and locking a gate at what is described as a \u201cmajor crossing area\u201d in Eagle Pass, Texas.<\/p>\n<p>Melugin said shortly thereafter that Border Patrol \u201cthen came [with] a key [and] let them in for processing.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW: For the first time, we witnessed the TX National Guard close &#038; lock a gate on private property at a major crossing area in Eagle Pass, denying entry to migrants who just crossed illegally &#038; expected to be let in. Border Patrol then came w\/ a key &#038; let them in for processing. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/S1fZaTJnEi\">pic.twitter.com\/S1fZaTJnEi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillFOXLA\/status\/1559958934865301506?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 17, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Fox News reporter, who has been on the ground in Eagle Pass all week, then posted another video to social media showing Border Patrol actually opening the gate and letting the illegal immigrants in.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was the moment Border Patrol arrived with the key and let the migrants in,\u201d Melugin wrote. \u201cThe landowner allows both TX DPS\/National Guard and Border Patrol to work here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe gate has always been left open in the past. TX is now closing it, [and] migrants have to wait for BP to be let in.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This was the moment Border Patrol arrived with the key and let the migrants in. The landowner allows both TX DPS\/National Guard and Border Patrol to work here. The gate has always been left open in the past. TX is now closing it, &#038; migrants have to wait for BP to be let in. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AR4S9Vn3qH\">pic.twitter.com\/AR4S9Vn3qH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillFOXLA\/status\/1559959296707891201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 17, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"subscribe\" class=\"email-signup inarticle\">\n<h4>Support Conservative Voices!<\/h4>\n<h5><strong>Sign up to receive the latest<\/strong> political news, insight, and commentary delivered directly to your inbox.<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/report-10-more-people-on-terror-watchlist-have-been-arrested-at-the-border\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Report: 10 More People On Terror Watchlist Have Been Arrested At The Border<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Abbott Not Happy That Border Patrol Opened the Gate After the National Guard Closed It<\/h3>\n<p>Texas Governor Greg Abbott responded to the video showing Border Patrol agents opening the gate after the National Guard had locked it by saying, \u201cUnbelievable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile Texas secures the border, the federal government is enabling illegal immigration,\u201d he added. \u201cBiden\u2019s open border policies caused this crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Abbott suggested the federal government start doing its job and begin fixing the problem.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Unbelievable.<\/p>\n<p>While Texas secures the border, the federal government is enabling illegal immigration.<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s open border policies caused this crisis.<\/p>\n<p>The federal government must do its job &#038; fix it. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4yqR8uQMo8\">https:\/\/t.co\/4yqR8uQMo8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GregAbbott_TX\/status\/1559990850721140740?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 17, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Eagle Pass is part of Maverick County, Texas which <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/two-more-texas-counties-declare-invasion-at-southern-border\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">declared an invasion<\/a> at the southern border earlier this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Abbott issued an executive order in July authorizing the Texas National Guard and the Texas Department of Public Safety to apprehend illegal immigrants who illegally cross the border between ports of entry and return them to the border.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is the most preposterous thing I\u2019ve ever seen. Illegals get admitted to the U.S. faster than a U.S. citizen arriving at JFK. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SZnE8qv6rD\">https:\/\/t.co\/SZnE8qv6rD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnnCoulter\/status\/1559966592741556225?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 17, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This particular gate, according to Melugin, is located on private property.<\/p>\n<p>Still, the reporter notes that Border Patrol\u2019s actions, in this case, are \u201cnothing new\u201d and that \u201cthey have to process migrants on U.S. soil per federal law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/video-shows-hundreds-of-mostly-single-adults-crossing-border-in-texas-in-one-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Video Shows Hundreds Of Mostly Single Adults Crossing Border In Texas In One Day<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>You Don\u2019t Stop an Invasion By Opening the Gates<\/h3>\n<p>Melugin has been documenting the ongoing illegal immigrant invasion taking place at Eagle Pass for several days now.<\/p>\n<p>The Fox News reporter captured other startling videos showing upwards of 700 illegal immigrants, most of whom appear to be single, able-bodied adults, crossing the border from Mexico into the city in a single day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW: We\u2019ve already witnessed 500+ migrants cross illegally into Eagle Pass, TX this morning alone, including this huge single group of 290. You\u2019ll see part of the group walk to the edge of a local highway before being stopped by TX DPS troopers. Almost all single adults. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FoxNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/O5ySjZqYD3\">pic.twitter.com\/O5ySjZqYD3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillFOXLA\/status\/1558828889295781894?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Abbott meanwhile has been doing his best to combat the border surge and crisis by having the National Guard lock gates \u2026 only to have Border Patrol open them again.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s been on the receiving end of criticism from blue state and city lawmakers for taking advantage of their \u2018sanctuary city\u2019 policies and shipping illegal immigrants by bus to their locations rather than keeping them where law and order still mean something.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, Mayor Muriel Bowser, who runs one such city, was so distraught by the number of illegal immigrants showing up on Washington, D.C.\u2019s doorstep, that she requested <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/08\/12\/dc-mayor-begs-for-national-guard-help-with-migrants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Guard help<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I wonder how Bowser would feel if she actually got approved for National Guard assistance and they started closing gates only to have the federal government come in and open them up again.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Hi MSNBC. I have a serious question. Why are there so many \u201cundocumented migrants\u201d in Texas that Governor Abbott can send enough to overwhelm Democrat cities? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/W05EJkRnoH\">pic.twitter.com\/W05EJkRnoH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Christina Pushaw \ud83d\udc0a \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@ChristinaPushaw) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChristinaPushaw\/status\/1556000674126635008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Abbott has also been sending the buses to New York City. And naturally, despite pretending to be beacons of hope and a siren call of sanctuary for illegal immigrants, liberals aren\u2019t all that pleased at what he is doing.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Is this voluntary or are these people kidnapped? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Bli71kQQH6\">https:\/\/t.co\/Bli71kQQH6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ud83e\udd16Isolinear Chap KC: Get\ud83d\udc89 Vaxxed (@FNAKC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FNAKC\/status\/1560272092461146114?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 18, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Love thy neighbor, huh <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GregAbbott_TX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GregAbbott_TX<\/a>? When you ask What would Jesus do? do you always do the exact opposite? Seems like. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gqEBIQgLmw\">https:\/\/t.co\/gqEBIQgLmw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chet (@ChetGresham) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChetGresham\/status\/1560264656756695040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 18, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Cruelty is the point. NYC already has hundreds of thousands of immigrants. Dumb stunt meant to appeal to the lowest of the GOP base <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/svor6QBkuN\">https:\/\/t.co\/svor6QBkuN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 T.J. Maxwell (@TJMaxwellJr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TJMaxwellJr\/status\/1560249581224468481?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 18, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It\u2019s cruel to send them from a state whose resources are being overwhelmed by the border invasion to a city where \u2018if you can make it there, you\u2019ll make it anywhere\u2019?<\/p>\n<p>Sounds like Abbott is offering them a chance at the American dream, to be honest.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Now is the time to support and share the sources you trust.<\/strong><br \/>The Political Insider ranks #3 on <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.feedspot.com\/political_blogs\/\">Feedspot\u2019s<\/a> \u201c100 Best Political Blogs and Websites.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas Governor Greg Abbott was furious after seeing video of Border Patrol agents opening a gate at the southern border and allowing dozens of illegal immigrants into the country after<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1615943,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1615782","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1615782","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1615782"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1615782\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1615943"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1615782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1615782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1615782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}