Texas Gov. Abbott expands Del Rio border wall, installs cameras – By Ali Bradley (News Nation) / May 15, 2024
- Texas border officials say migrants trying to evade law enforcement
- To prevent this, governor installing more cameras on border wall
- Texas has allocated billions of dollars in state tax money to border
(NewsNation) — In Del Rio, Texas, migrants regularly try to evade law enforcement when they cross the southern border.
Texas GOP Gov. Greg Abbott is trying to prevent that from happening by expanding Del Rio’s border wall and equipping it with thousands of cameras monitored by the Texas Department of Public Safety so they can root out any so-called “blind spots.”
On Wednesday, crews contracted by the governor were moving full steam ahead with the wall expansion, put into place under Operation Lone Star, an initiative aiming to cut down on unlawful border entries. Abbott deployed approximately 7,600 cameras along the border through the operation. Around 1,000 of them are affixed to the wall already, some of which are operational, with another 2,500 cameras anticipated to be installed in the coming months.
CONTINUE > https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/immigration/texas-abbott-border-wall-cameras/
