Texas lawmakers seek to get federal reimbursement for Biden-era border control expenses

Two U S Texas senators and a prominent conservative congressman are pushing the federal establishment to reimburse the state for billions spent securing the southern boundary under the Biden administration The State Demarcation Measure Assistance Act would create Justice Department and Homeland Measure Department funding sources to reimburse states for actions taken on the dividing line protection front after Jan the day of former President Joe Biden s inauguration Those funds would then reimburse costs for frontier wall construction state law enforcement surveillance apprehension detention and prosecution of illegal immigrants Texas would be ensured to be fully reimbursed if the law passes and any funds left over by the time the Trump administration leaves office would be returned to the Treasury and applied to the national debt 'PATTERN OF DISREGARD' RED STATES SEEK COURT ACTION AGAINST BIDEN ADMIN'S SHAMEFUL BOUNDARY WALL DISPOSALThe bill was drafted by Texas Republican Sens Ted Cruz and John Cornyn with companion provision being crafted by Rep Chip Roy Operation Lone Star Texas demarcation protection endeavor during the Biden years had to be launched and self-funded from Austin due to the dereliction of duty by the feds at the time according to the Texans Texas was on the front lines of the Biden administration s open territory line predicament and Texans were on their own dealing with the consequences Cruz reported in a report I am proud to stand with Governor Abbott and Senator Cornyn to ensure the Lone Star State is reimbursed and I urge my colleagues to pass this bill expeditiously APPEALS COURT RULES TEXAS HAS RIGHT TO BUILD RAZOR WIRE PERIMETER WALL TO DETER ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION 'HUGE WIN'Cornyn echoed Cruz saying they and Texas Gov Greg Abbott along with state taxpayers were forced to do what the previous administration would not In current times I am proud to introduce my statute to reimburse Texas for its historic efforts to secure the southern margin My bill will ensure the Lone Star State is repaid for stepping up to protect and defend our nation s southern demarcation while the Biden-Harris administration abdicated its federal duty Cornyn went on Thanks to the strong leadership of President Donald Trump Secretary Kristi Noem Confines Czar Tom Homan and Boundary Patrol Chief Mike Banks our country is at last back to enforcing the immigration laws that have been on the books for years and I will continue to work with the Trump administration to ensure Texas never again has to endure an open-border catastrophe like we saw under Joe Biden CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPRoy added in a message that Biden and former DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas behavior led to an invasion of lawlessness crime danger and drugs putting Texans and every American in harms way States like Texas stood on the front lines to defend our nation when the federal administration would not and deserve to be reimbursed by the very federal cabinet that should have done its job in the first place Abbott not long ago circulated a rundown of expenditures he would like to see in any reimbursement including million alone for concertina wire and edge fencing as well as million in court costs for prosecutions and nearly million for costs associated with studying motorcycle thefts in perimeter towns according to FOX- Fox News Digital reached out to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton who is vying for Cornyn s seat as well as DHS for comment