“Take Our Border Back” Convoy

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A massive convoy of truckers will make its way to three migrant hotspots across three states in a bid to shame the White House into tackling the worsening crisis.

Hundreds - possibly thousands - of big rigs will head for Eagle Pass in Texas, Yuma in Arizona and San Ysidro in California from January 29 for the four day 'Take Back Our Border' event.

They hope the eye-catching, all-American protest will draw further attention to record numbers of migrants crossing the southern border and into the US, with multiple cities now buckling under the weight of trying to care for them.

Congressman Keith Self, a Republican representative from Texas said: 'Once again, the truckers are standing for We the People. The time is NOW to take action and secure our borders!'

The development is the latest in an increasingly heated and chaotic political fight over whether Texas can ignore or supersede the federal government-- as Gov. Greg Abbott accuses the Biden Administration of not doing enough to stem the flow of illegal immigrants into the Lone Star State.

Despite the Supreme Court ruling on Monday in favor of the Biden Administration that Border Patrol agents can cut razor wire placed at the border (placed there by Texas) if they feel the need to, Texas is doubling down. The state added more wire fencing, and is refusing to give up control of a Eagle Pass park it seized control of.

Texas has plenty of support, with 25 governors from Republican states releasing letters backing up Abbott.

'I think the border has now reached a boiling point, that you now see governors getting involved,' Self told Fox Business News. 'We have a trucker convoy coming down to the border. The American people are going to have to get involved.'

For the fiscal year 2022-2023 there were a record 2.48 million interceptions along the southern border - and many more crossers who entered the United States undetected.

September 2023 saw an all-time high 269,735 interceptions. Migrants intercepted by Border Patrol agents can ask to apply for asylum. They are usually released into the United States while awaiting their case being heard by a court.

FULL STORY | Official Convoy Site

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