Texas county ratifies invasion declaration, as sheriff warns of cartel control of migrant flows
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A Texas county has ratified its declaration that the crisis at the southern border is an invasion, as border states struggle to cope with massive migrant numbers.
Adam Shaw is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital, with a focus on immigration. He can be reached at adam.shaw2@fox.com or on Twitter: @AdamShawNY
A number of Republican officials and lawmakers at the state and national levels have described the crisis as an invasion -- citing the amount of deadly drugs like fentanyl coming into the U.S., as well as the massive number of migrants.
The officials and lawmakers have argued that declaring an invasion allows the state governments in Arizona, Texas and elsewhere to expand powers and remove illegal immigrants from the country. Gov. Greg Abbott recently used the word "invasion" in an executive order authorizing the return of migrants to the border, but it was not an explicit invasion declaration.