Parker Co. Illegal Immigration

Summary: The Parker County commissioners court unanimously approved a document urging Governor Greg Abbott to order illegal immigration an 'invasion."

Latest Update: Friday, 23 September, 2022

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Parker County Commissioners Pass Disaster Proclamation Calling Illegal Immigration ‘Invasion,’ 27 July 2022, The Texan

Excerpt: The Parker County Commissioners Court unanimously approved a proclamation of a state of disaster calling illegal immigration an “invasion,” becoming the latest in a series of counties that have made similar declarations.

Parker County Sheriff Russ Authier told commissioners during their regular meeting on Monday that the uptick in fentanyl overdoses is linked to illegal immigration.

“I think we all know the border is a mess,” Authier said. “We see different aspects of it other than our partners who are on the border seeing the human side of the smuggling, trafficking of people. A lot of what we’re seeing here is the drug smuggling.”

By passing a proclamation declaring a state of disaster, commissioners pressured Governor Greg Abbott to take aggressive steps — ones the federal government may view as criminal — to control illegal immigration.

The commissioners court also invoked provisions of state law that allow the county to control “ingress and egress” from disaster areas. The document authorizes any county spending necessary to address the emergency.

WPC Research

• Parker County Commissioners Courtroom, 25 July 2022

  • O. Discuss/Take action on County Judge declaration of local disaster on impact of the Texas border not being secure. (John Forrest / Judge Deen)

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