Migrants cross into US amid Governor Abbott’s visit to Eagle Pass

EAGLE PASS, Texas – In a press conference Wednesday afternoon, Governor Greg Abbott said Eagle Pass has become “ground zero” for the increase of migrant crossings.

“Eagle Pass is part of the Del Rio sector, and the Del Rio sector has seen the largest number of illegal crossings in the past week,” Abbott said. “There was a time when most of the illegal crossings would take place in the Rio Grande Valley, and that’s no longer true. Right now . . .