Gov. Abbott says Texas will build border wall amid immigration crisis

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Thursday he will soon unveil plans for the construction of a wall along the state’s shared border with Mexico as part of a slew of actions meant to address an ongoing immigration crisis.

Abbott did not provide details on the wall’s expected cost on when construction may begin. President Biden suspended federal funding for the Trump-era border wall along the southern border through an executive order on his first day in office. The Texas governor noted that state legislators passed a budget that included roughly $1 billion in funding toward border security measures. Abbott also announced the formation of a task force to lead the state’s response to the border crisis. Abbott is one of several prominent Republicans who have argued that President Biden’s immigration policies caused the immigration crisis. White House officials said Biden inherited a broken immigration system and moved to reverse measures that were inhumane.