Spotlight on migrant crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott returned to the Eagle Pass border to highlight his escalating attempts to curb illegal crossings on the U.S.-Mexico border. He was joined Sunday afternoon by more than a dozen other GOP governors, all of whom have cheered on his extraordinary showdown with the Biden administration over immigration enforcement. Meanwhile, U.S. Senators on Sunday released a highly anticipated $118 billion package that pairs border enforcement policy with wartime aid for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, right, and Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte, left, walk past members of the National Guard as they arrive with fellow governors for a news conference along the Rio Grande to discuss Operation Lone Star and border concerns, Sunday, Feb. 4, in Eagle Pass, Texas. Abbott returned to the Eagle Pass border to highlight his escalating attempts to curb illegal crossings on the U.S.-Mexico border.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, seated center, listens as Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, center, speaks during a news conference along the Rio Grande to discuss Operation Lone Star and border concerns, Sunday, Feb. 4, in Eagle Pass, Texas. Abbott was also joined by Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, left, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, second right, Idaho Gov. Brad Little, back center, Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte, right, and other GOP governors, all of whom have cheered on his extraordinary showdown with the Biden administration over immigration enforcement.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, right, and Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte, left, greet members of the National Guard as they arrive with fellow governors for a news conference along the Rio Grande to discuss Operation Lone Star and border concerns, Sunday, Feb. 4, in Eagle Pass, Texas. Abbott returned to the Eagle Pass border to highlight his escalating attempts to curb illegal crossings on the U.S.-Mexico border.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, center, and Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte, right, stand with fellow governors as they listen to Texas Gov Greg Abbott, seated left, during a news conference along the Rio Grande to discuss Operation Lone Star and border concerns, Sunday, Feb. 4, in Eagle Pass, Texas. Abbott returned to the Eagle Pass border to highlight his escalating attempts to curb illegal crossings on the U.S.-Mexico border.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A National Guardsman stands watch as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and fellow Governors hold a news conference along the Rio Grande to discuss Operation Lone Star and border concerns, Sunday, Feb. 4, in Eagle Pass, Texas.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, seated center, is surrounded by fellow governors and members of the media during a news conference along the Rio Grande to discuss Operation Lone Star and border concerns, Sunday, Feb. 4, in Eagle Pass, Texas. Abbott returned to the Eagle Pass border to highlight his escalating attempts to curb illegal crossings on the U.S.-Mexico border. He was joined Sunday afternoon by more than a dozen other GOP governors, all of whom have cheered on his extraordinary showdown with the Biden administration over immigration enforcement.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Members of the National Guard stand as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and fellow governors hold a news conference along the Rio Grande to discuss Operation Lone Star and border concerns, Sunday, Feb. 4, in Eagle Pass, Texas. Abbott returned to the Eagle Pass border to highlight his escalating attempts to curb illegal crossings on the U.S.-Mexico border. He was joined Sunday afternoon by more than a dozen other GOP governors, all of whom have cheered on his extraordinary showdown with the Biden administration over immigration enforcement.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Members of the National Guard stand as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and fellow governors hold a news conference along the Rio Grande to discuss Operation Lone Star and border concerns, Sunday, Feb. 4, in Eagle Pass, Texas. Abbott returned to the Eagle Pass border to highlight his escalating attempts to curb illegal crossings on the U.S.-Mexico border. He was joined Sunday afternoon by more than a dozen other GOP governors, all of whom have cheered on his extraordinary showdown with the Biden administration over immigration enforcement.AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds listens at a press conference about border policies in Eagle Pass, Texas on Sunday, Feb. 4ASSOCIATED PRESS
Micki Larson-Olson holds a flag near the site where Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and fellow Governors will meet along the Rio Grande at the U.S.-Mexico border to discuss Operation Lone Star and border concerns, Sunday, Feb. 4, in Eagle Pass, Texas.AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN VIA AP
National Guard soldiers guard Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, Texas, on Sunday Feb. 4.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Migrants wait in line adjacent to the border fence under the watch of the Texas National Guard to enter into El Paso, Texas, May 10, 2023. Senators are racing to release a highly-anticipated bill that pairs border enforcement policy with wartime aid for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies, as part of a long-shot effort to push the package through heavy skepticism from Republicans, including House Speaker Mike Johnson.UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS OFFICE VIA AP
In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, centre, during his visit to Zaporizhzhia region, the site of fierce battles with the Russian troops in Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 4.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A participant carries a sign outside of a "Take Our Border Back" rally, Saturday, Feb. 3, in Quemado, Texas.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Concertina wire is seen in the foreground of the Rio Grande, Thursday, Feb. 1, in Eagle Pass, Texas. The Texas border city has gained an unsolicited spotlight in an extraordinary showdown between the state's Republican governor and Democratic White House over border security.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Guardsmen move past concertina wire along the Rio Grande, Friday, Feb. 2, in Eagle Pass, Texas. The Texas city has gained an unsolicited spotlight in an extraordinary showdown between the state's Republican governor and Democratic White House over border security.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Guardsmen move along the Rio Grande in a small boat past a row of buoys deployed to help curb illegal crossings, Thursday, Feb. 1 in Eagle Pass, Texas.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., arrives to meet reporters following a caucus meeting, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 31.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., looks over his notes before speaking reporters following a Democratic caucus meeting, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 31.