The Take: Why the Texas border crisis is sparking a political showdown

US border town becomes epicentre of immigration feud between Biden and Republicans, leaving migrants in the middle.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott is testing how far he can go to restrict immigration across the United States border with Mexico. His policies have led to a standoff with President Joe Biden’s administration and the US Supreme Court, and that’s playing out in the small border town of Eagle Pass, Texas. So what does it mean for migrants caught between razor wire and the Rio Grande?

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This episode was produced by Sonia Bhagat and Miranda Lin with our host, Malika Bilal. Sarí el-Khalili fact-checked this episode.