Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb, a Republican, stands at a news conference along the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024. (Courtesy Office of the Governor)
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb stood alongside Texas’ border with Mexico on Sunday with a dozen other governors as Lone Star State Gov. Greg Abbott promised to expand his border strategy.
“Texas will … expand the area where we are using that self-defense to make sure we are able to better protect our communities,” Abbott said at a news conference at Shelby Park in Eagle Pass.
The park is central to Abbott’s clash with U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration.
Federal border patrol agents want access to the park — a common crossing point for migrants — but Texas has taken control of the park and denied them entry, according to the Associated Press .
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb shakes hands with a member of the U.S. Army at Texas’ border with Mexico. (Courtesy Office of the Governor)
Abbott and a growing number of Republican governors say Biden’s administration isn’t doing enough to stem the flow of unauthorized migrants. They cite a clause in the U.S. Constitution banning states from keeping troops or waging war unless they’re “actually invaded” or in “imminent danger.”