Cruz: Total Breakdown of Law & Order at the Border

EAGLE PASS – Senator Ted Cruz blasted the Biden administration Thursday for shutting down legal ports of entry along the border in the midst of an unprecedented surge of thousands of illegal aliens attempting to cross the border at Eagle Pass.  

Eagle Pass is 212 miles south of San Angelo. 

"By shutting down legal border crossings to accommodate the surge of illegal aliens flooding the border at Eagle Pass, Joe Biden is sending a clear message: lawbreakers will be rewarded while law-abiding travelers and commerce will be suspended," he said in a Fox News interview Thursday.  

As we reported Thursday, Biden ordered federal agents to cut Texas razor wire barriers to allow the invasion of thousands of illegal aliens into Texas.  

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said in a tweet that he was declaring an invasion under the Constitution as the Biden administration has failed to secure the border. "I officially declared an invasion at our border because of Biden's Policies,"  He continued: “We are building a border wall, razor wire and marine barriers. We are also repelling migrants.”

'Texas installed razor wire in Eagle Pass to stop illegal crossings,' said Abbott. 'Today the Biden Admin CUT that wire, opening the floodgates to illegal immigrants.

'I immediately deployed more Texas National Guard to repel illegal crossings & install more razor wire.'

Cruz said that the fed's move risked stranding U.S. citizens while diverting resources to "welcoming in illegal aliens."

"Additionally, the impact this closure will have on international trade will harm our supply chain and regional economy," he said. This is an outrage and a total breakdown of law-and-order. Joe Biden has ceded operational control of our southern border to criminal cartels that are ferrying terrorists, drugs, and dangerous criminals, and he has turned Border Patrol into a travel agency.

"This is a national security threat of the highest degree," he said.

The administration announced a series of measures Wednesday including a redesignation of Temporary Protected Status for Venezuela which will protect over 470,000 nationals from deportation and give them work permits. It also announced an additional 800 active-duty personnel to assist with logistics and allow Border Patrol Agents to return to the field and expand holding capacity in facilities by 3,000 to 23,000.

The feds have also resorted to releasing migrants onto the streets as they struggle to deal with overcrowding as numbers surge at the border. Sources told Fox on Thursday that there were over 10,000 encounters across the border in a 24-hour period.