Fact-checking Greg Abbott’s claims that Biden has ‘open border’ policies
Posted on AllSides April 26th, 2022
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, front center, is flanked by State Sen. Jane Nelson and Rep. Greg Bonnen with others looking on as he signs a bill that provides additional funding for security at the U.S.-Mexico border Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, in Fort Worth. (AP)
FACT CHECK
In response to President Joe Biden's decision to lift a Trump-era policy that reduced the number of migrants entering the U.S., Gov. Greg Abbott recently launched new initiatives that he said would address border security.
The federal policy, Title 42, allows U.S. border agents to expel immigrants arriving at the border, including asylum seekers, to Mexico and other countries to slow the spread of coronavirus. It's set to end on May 23. But Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit Friday to challenge the plan to end Title 42.
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