"Border Standoff: Biden's Potential Move with Texas National Guard Sparks Tension"

Texas Democrats and others are urging President Biden to federalize the Texas National Guard if Gov. Abbott continues to clash with the administration over immigration enforcement at the U.S.-Mexico border. The state's National Guard has been implementing Operation Lone Star, leading to confrontations with the federal government. Democrats argue that Abbott is using the National Guard to obstruct and create chaos at the border, while Republicans dismiss the idea of federalizing the Guard. The Biden administration has not embraced the idea of National Guard federalization, and the situation continues to escalate, with legal battles and political questions surrounding the use of the Insurrection Act.
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- Abbott: Texas prepared in ‘unlikely event’ Biden federalizes National Guard The Hill
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