Texas National Guard members are installing razor wire along Texas-New Mexico border

 SUNLAND, N.M. – Texas National Guard members have been at work over the last week installing razor wire along the state’s border with New Mexico under orders from Gov. Greg Abbott, according to a post by Abbott on X, formerly known as Twitter.

The wire barrier – placed along the Rio Grande in layers near Sunland Park, N.M. – is an attempt to curb a dramatic increase in migrants crossing into Texas, according to Abbott.

“Our barriers around El Paso forced the migrants crossing illegally to enter into New Mexico,” Abbott posted on X Sunday. “They then entered into El Paso from there. To end that, we are building a barrier on the New Mexico border.”

...The governor said his policies were necessary in the absence of federal immigration laws. Last month saw a rapid spike in migrants entering Texas — particularly through Eagle Pass. The sudden increase of tens of thousands of migrants crossing led to a chaotic response among local, state and federal officials...more