Surge raises suspicions migrants are propelling COVID-19 outbreaks

The large number of sick and unvetted migrants entering the country has raised fears among Republican governors that the Biden administration’s handling of the crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border is propelling COVID-19 outbreaks.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican and ally to former President Donald Trump, issued an executive order Wednesday to “reduce the risk of COVID-19 exposure in Texas by reducing the transportation of migrants throughout [the] state,” following reports of a 900% increase in sick migrants crossing the border through the Rio Grande Valley sector.