{"id":2150879,"date":"2024-01-16T17:57:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T22:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-calls-abbotts-latest-actions-at-border-a-problem\/"},"modified":"2024-01-16T18:00:38","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T23:00:38","slug":"white-house-calls-abbotts-latest-actions-at-border-a-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-calls-abbotts-latest-actions-at-border-a-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"White House deems Abbott&#8217;s recent border actions &#8220;problematic"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/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%2Fwhite-house-calls-abbotts-latest-actions-at-border-a-problem%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=2150879&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--><h2>The White House Criticizes Governor Abbott&#8217;s \u200dActions at\u2063 the\u2062 Southern Border<\/h2>\n<p>The White House is closely monitoring the latest actions taken by Governor Greg Abbott (R-TX) at the southern border and is considering legal action in response. White House\u200c press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre expressed concern during a \u2062Zoom call with reporters, describing the governor&#8217;s involvement as &#8220;extreme&#8221; and highlighting\u200b Washington&#8217;s\u200b attention to the situation.<\/p>\n<p>According \u200dto \u2064Jean-Pierre,\u2063 Governor Abbott \u200chas taken multiple actions \u2064to block \u200cBorder \u2063Patrol from accessing the border, which is problematic. She emphasized that\u200c the governor seems more \u2063interested in politicizing the border than \u200bfinding solutions. Currently,\u2062 Texas officials are preventing Border Patrol agents from carrying out their duties in a\u2062 2.5-mile stretch of the border in south-central Texas.<\/p>\n<p>Jean-Pierre also \u200bcriticized Abbott&#8217;s decision to have\u200d state\u2063 soldiers install <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-announces-new-legal-defense-team-for-impeachment-trial\/\" title=\"President Trump announces new legal defense team for impeachment trial\">razor wire<\/a>, stating that it has made the\u2064 job of\u2062 Border Patrol\u200d more dangerous. \u200bShe \u200bdescribed the governor&#8217;s actions as\u2062 extreme\u2064 political stunts that\u200c demonize and dehumanize people.<\/p>\n<p>The White House&#8217;s\u200b criticism comes after Texas authorities took control of city land along the Eagle Pass city boundary with the Rio Grande, blocking federal\u2063 agents from accessing the\u200c river or arresting immigrants. Instead, Texas soldiers have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/border-patrol-agents-take-back-texas-riverfront-from-cartels-after-state-clears-brush\/\" title=\"Border Patrol agents take back Texas riverfront from cartels after state clears brush\">installed concertina wire<\/a> to\u200d prevent immigrants from entering the country. This has led to a legal\u2062 battle between the state and the \u2064federal government over the authority to \u200bcut the wire and \u2062make arrests.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Abbott \u200cfaced further backlash when his\u200b soldiers \u2064prevented\u200c Border Patrol from entering \u200dthe\u200c enclosed area, even after three immigrants drowned and two others were struggling in \u200bthe cold \u200driver. The governor&#8217;s office \u2064did not respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2063 What actions has Governor Abbott\u2063 taken to impede the \u2062Border Patrol from accessing the border?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  The ongoing situation at\u200b the southern border has sparked criticism from the White House towards\u200b Texas Governor \u200dGreg Abbott. The White House is closely monitoring\u2063 the actions taken by Governor Abbott and is \u200beven considering legal action\u200b in \u200bresponse to his \u200bactions. This concern was expressed by White House press secretary\u200b Karine Jean-Pierre during a \u200dZoom call with reporters. Jean-Pierre\u2062 described the governor&#8217;s involvement as &#8220;extreme&#8221; and \u2062emphasized\u2062 Washington&#8217;s attention to the situation.<\/p>\n<p>According \u200cto \u2063Jean-Pierre, Governor \u2064Abbott has taken various actions to\u2064 impede the Border\u200b Patrol from accessing the border, which is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bail-fund-praised-by-kamala-harris-has-twice-freed-the-same-rioter-he-was-just-charged-again\/\" title=\"Bail Fund Praised By Kamala Harris Has Twice Freed The Same Rioter. He Was Just Charged Again.\">significant concern<\/a>. She pointed out that the governor appears to be more interested in politicizing the border issue rather than finding solutions. At present, Texas officials are preventing Border Patrol agents from carrying out their duties in a 2.5-mile stretch of the border in south-central Texas.<\/p>\n<p>Jean-Pierre further criticized Abbott&#8217;s decision to have state soldiers install razor wire, stating that\u2062 it has made the job of Border Patrol more dangerous. She described the governor&#8217;s actions as extreme political stunts that demonize and dehumanize people.<\/p>\n<p>The White House&#8217;s criticism\u2064 comes after \u200dTexas authorities took control of city land along the Eagle Pass city boundary with the Rio Grande, effectively blocking federal \u2063agents from accessing the river or arresting immigrants. Instead, Texas soldiers have installed concertina \u2063wire to prevent immigrants from entering the country. This situation has resulted in a \u2063legal battle between the state \u200band the\u200c federal government over the authority to cut the wire and make \u2063arrests.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Abbott faced further backlash when his soldiers prevented Border Patrol from entering the enclosed area, even after three immigrants \u2063drowned \u2063and two others were struggling in the cold river. The governor&#8217;s office did not respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p>The White House&#8217;s criticism of Governor Abbott&#8217;s actions at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/highest-number-of-asylum-seekers-cross-border-illegally-in-one-day-26000-in-custody\/\" title=\"26,000 asylum seekers detained for illegal border crossing in record-breaking day\">southern border highlights<\/a> the deep concerns regarding the \u2063ongoing situation. The blocking of Border Patrol agents and\u200b the installation of razor wire have not only \u200bhindered the efforts to address immigration\u2062 issues but have \u2062also put \u2064lives at risk. As \u200bthis situation\u2064 continues to\u200d develop, it remains to be seen how it will be resolved \u200band what steps will be taken to \u200cfind more effective and compassionate solutions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The White House sees Gov. Greg Abbott&#8217;s recent actions at the southern border as a &#8220;problem&#8221; and is closely monitoring it. Legal action may be taken by the Biden administration on Thursday. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre stated this during a Zoom call with reporters on Tuesday<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2655,"featured_media":2150880,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2150879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2150879","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\/2655"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2150879"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2150879\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2150880"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2150879"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2150879"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2150879"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}