States Join Forces to Tackle Border Crisis and Cartel-Related Crime

On April 19, the Republican governors of 26 states announced the creation of a new Border Strike Force, which aims to "Disrupt and dismantle transnational criminal organizations."

"The porousness of the Southern Border is an open door to transnational criminal organizations that use it to traffic drugs that feed the addiction epidemic throughout the United States," the memorandum of understanding states.

"In the absence of federal leadership, states are partnering together to create the American Governors' Border Strike Force to disrupt and dismantle transnational criminal organizations by increasing collaboration, improving intelligence, investing in analysis, combating human smuggling, and stopping drug flow in our states," the agreement states.

The amount of drugs being seized at the border has plummeted as illegal alien apprehensions have reached record highs, according to Customs and Border Protection statistics.

"Together, governors will improve public safety, protect victims from horrific crimes, reduce the amount of drugs in our communities, and alleviate the humanitarian crisis at the Southern Border," the agreement states.

States can request help from other participating states and state-specific certifications and licenses will be honored among states.

Abbott recently caused significant delays for commercial trucks at several major Texas-Mexico trade bridges, which forced neighboring Mexican states to sign deals pledging to curb illegal border crossings.
 

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