Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Arizona Governor Doug Ducey have announced the formation of a task force that will "disrupt and dismantle transnational criminal organizations." A total of 26 governors, all Republicans, have signed on to participate in the "Border Strike Force."
"Due to President Biden’s disastrous border policies, dangerous transnational criminal organizations continue flooding our communities with drugs while reaping billions of dollars from human smuggling and causing a record breaking number of apprehensions at the Southern Border," they wrote in a letter announcing the formation of the group.
They say they will share information about investigations and coordinate enforcement efforts on interstates. They will also place intelligence analysts and send additional law enforcement to border states.
The letter says the agreement will direct law enforcement to "disrupt and dismantle cartels." The governors say they will monitor cybersecurity issues and target cartels' finances.
Wednesday morning, Abbott said a seventh bus of migrants was going to be dropped off in Washington D.C. Abbott started sending buses to Washington last week. In each case, migrants had been released into Texas and agreed to be dropped off in Washington.
Abbott started sending buses in response to President Joe Biden's plan to end Title 42 expulsions May 23. Title 42 was invoked in 2020 to limit the spread of COVID-19 and limited the ability of people from other countries to request asylum.
The Biden Administration has said it is preparing for an increase in migrants when the policy expires.
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