Texas establishes a military base along the border with Mexico

report Mehr News Agency According to Reuters, Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott has announced his ambitious plan to establish a military base along the border of the state. The state communicated with Mexico; A plan that has intensified the tension between the US state and federal authorities.

Abbott unveiled this plan in the midst of heated discussions about immigration, which is now on the eve of the November presidential election. America has become the central topic of debates.

The governor of Texas in “Eagle Pass”, the area allocated for the construction of this 32-hectare base, from this The plan was unveiled. This base, which is located along the “Rio Grande” river, will house about 300 military personnel from April, and its final capacity is supposed to reach 1,800 troops.

Abbott, who is an ardent supporter of Donald Trump, the former president and candidate for the 2024 US presidential election, to The reason for what he called negligence in providing border security, the government of Joe Biden, the current president of the United States, has accused him of issuing permits for the illegal entry of immigrants from Mexico and described it as a “trespass” on American soil.

Although border security has long been the purview of the federal government, Texas has taken over. And in this regard, in January, the Texas National Guard was sent to an industrial town in Eagle Pass overlooking the Rio Grande River for patrolling.

The issue of the security of the American southern border has become so sensitive that the Republicans of the House of Representatives of this country approve and approve any Foreign military and civilian funding and aid for Washington’s allies (including Ukraine) have been made dependent on strengthening the security of America’s southern border.