Texas deploys armored vehicles to ‘repel’ migrants

HOUSTON, United States (AFP) — Texas will deploy military armored personnel carriers along its border with Mexico as part of a plan to “repel” undocumented migrants trying to enter the United States, authorities said Monday.

The announcement came just a month before a Covid health measure blocking asylum-seekers from entering the country ends, and which may lead to a surge of asylum seekers who are waiting in Mexico.

“The Texas National Guard... is deploying x10 M113 Armored Personnel Carriers to the southern Texas-Mexico border, as well as increasing aircraft flights and security efforts,” a statement sent to AFP by the Texas Military Department said.