First phase of new base camp funded by Texas' Operation Lone Star is complete
Gov. Greg Abbott inaugurated the base, which will be able to house at least 1,800 troops when construction is finished.Governor Greg Abbott was at the Texas-Mexico border Friday welcoming soldiers to a new military base camp built as part ofThe Forward Operating Base, located in Eagle Pass, is expected to house 1,800 Texas National Guard troops. On Friday, 300 moved in.
On Wednesday Abbott posted a video to his social media account showing the base camp close to completion. “This base camp is a far superior strategy that for one will allow the state to be able to have our troops right on the border itself,” Abbott said, speaking in front of troops, humvees and a helicopter. “But for another, provide the type of housing and standards of living that improve the quality of life for the men and women who are wearing a uniform.”limiting migrants' ability to seek asylum in the U.S. once a certain daily threshold of border encounters is reached.
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