(The Center Square) – More than 100 sheriffs in Texas expressed support for Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security effort, Operation Lone Star. They also are calling for the border crisis to be declared a “United States constitutional crisis and crimes against humanity.”
In a letter to the governor, the sheriffs “respectfully request that our Texas border be immediately secured by any lawful means.”
They also reiterated their commitment to their oath to “faithfully preserve, protect and defend the Constitution,” federal and state laws, and American citizens.
Led by Smith County Sheriff Larry Smith, president of the Sheriffs’ Association of Texas, the sheriffs said the unprecedented atrocities occurring at the border are “indisputable.”
“Unvetted migrants crossing into Texas for more than 120 countries include cartel members, gang members, known or suspected terrorists, and human traffickers – all of whom pose a clear and present danger to America and her citizens. The influx of
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