In a new letter sent by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX-23), the agency revealed that there are currently 662,566 noncitizens with criminal histories on the ICE non-detained docket, including 13,099 convicted of homicide (with 1,845 pending cases) and 15,811 convicted of Sexual Assault (with 4,250 pending cases). ICE Deputy Director Patrick Lechlietner […]
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by Chris Russo – President, Texans for Strong Borders Yesterday, I testified at the Texas Senate Committee On Border Security, which met yesterday in Austin to discuss three main topics: Securing the Texas-Mexico Border, Support for Border Security Personnel, and Monitoring of SB 602, SB 1133, and SB 1484. The full agenda can be found […]
Invasion! Dozens of Illegal Aliens Rush Texas National Guard, Break Through Concertina Wire Barriers
At Texans for Strong Borders, we have been talking about the invasion at our border since our founding in 2022. Yesterday in El Paso, the invasion took another concerning turn. Yesterday afternoon, New York Post reporter Jennie Taer posted video on đť•Ź from James Breeden showing a group of dozens of illegal aliens making a […]
OPINION by Chris Russo President, Texans for Strong Borders As the campaign trail heats up in Texas’ largest congressional district, citizens are engaged on the most pressing issue in the region, and indeed, in the country: the security of our southern border. Stretching from San Antonio to El Paso and including border hotspots such as […]
In response to a demand letter from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regarding the State of Texas taking control of publicly-held land in Eagle Pass and refusing entry to Border Patrol agents, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a letter contesting the facts put forth by the federal government and the underlying law […]
CONTACT: Chris [email protected] Texans for Strong Borders Condemns Open Borders Biden Administration for Launching Legal Attack on Texas Houston, TX, January 3, 2024 – Today, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the State of Texas, Governor Greg Abbott, and Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw over the recent passage of SB […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Texans for Strong Borders Recognizes Impending Threat to American Sovereignty and Security as Title 42 Expires HOUSTON, TEXAS December 15, 2022 – On December 21st, Title 42 removals are set to cease due to a November 15th ruling out of District Court for the District of Columbia presided over by Emmet G. […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Texans for Strong Borders Asks Governor Abbott to go further to Repel the Invasion at our Southern Border Declaring an Invasion under Article I, Section 10 is vital to combating the lawlessness at the Texas-Mexico border while the Federal Government fails to act. HOUSTON, TEXAS November 15, 2022 – Today, Texas Governor […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 4, 2022 Declaration of a State of Disaster “WHEREAS, since January 2021, more than 3.2 million illegal aliens have been apprehended after unlawfully entering the United States.” Texans for Strong Borders commends the State Republican Executive Committee (SREC) of Texas for unanimously passing the attached resolution, titled “Resolution on the Declaration […]
“We are being invaded. It is an invasion, and it has been an invasion. And the federal government is doing absolutely nothing to help except welcome these individuals with open arms.” Our southern border is being invaded by illegal aliens from all over the world via Mexico. Over 7,5001 illegal aliens were apprehended per day […]