Greg Abbott: Biden 'Recklessly' Freeing COVID-Positive Illegals into Texas

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says President Joe Biden is “recklessly releasing” illegal aliens into the state of Texas after they have tested positive for the Chinese coronavirus.

A report by NBC News this week confirmed that Biden’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is releasing border crossers into the U. S. interior who then are testing positive for the coronavirus. Even after border crossers test positive, they are not required to quarantine.

Abbott, in a statement on Wednesday evening, wrote that the Biden administration “must immediately end” the Catch and Release policy.

“The Biden Administration is recklessly releasing hundreds of illegal immigrants who have COVID into Texas communities,” Abbott wrote in a post. “The Biden Admin. must IMMEDIATELY end this callous act that exposes Texans & Americans to COVID.”

The Biden Administration is recklessly releasing hundreds of illegal immigrants who have COVID into Texas communities.

The Biden Admin. must IMMEDIATELY end this callous act that exposes Texans & Americans to COVID.

In Brownsville, Texas, DHS is sending border crossers into the community where local health officials then must test them. Regardless of a negative or positive test result, the border crossers are allowed to continue traveling into the U. S. interior — many heading to Maryland, New Jersey, and North Carolina.

Since Brownsville officials started testing released border crossers, about 6.3 percent or nearly 110 h... (Read more)

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