Mexican Governor Enhances Border Security Measures After Agreement with Texas Gov Abbott
April 25, 2022 | Texas
The governor of the Mexican state Coahuila has enhanced security on his side of the border after an agreement with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, according to a video Coahuila Governor Miguel Ángel Riquelme Solís posted to Twitter Wednesday.
Riquelme Solís met April 14 with Abbott at the Texas Capitol to sign a joint memorandum of understanding (MOU) to combat illegal immigration and to clear up traffic on international bridges. In the memo, Riquelme Solis agreed to operate border checkpoints in Mexico and to deploy personnel and motor equipment to prevent certain immigrant crossings at ports.
A video Riquelme Solis posted on Twitter Wednesday showed police from the Mexican state standing in front of a line of their vehicles with a helicopter overhead as part of his pledge to patrol his side of the border… (Excerpt from the Virginia Star)
