This chapter explores the border standoff between the Texas National Guard and the Federal Border Patrol in Eagle Pass, Texas. It discusses the influx of migrants, the dynamic between the Border Patrol and the Texas National Guard, and Governor Abbott's framing of the situation as an invasion.
Congress has failed to pass an immigration bill. The House is attempting to impeach Biden’s secretary of homeland security. As Washington flails, a standoff is brewing in Eagle Pass, Texas.
This episode was produced by Amanda Lewellyn, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Hady Mawajdeh, engineered by David Herman, and hosted by Noel King.
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