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Vice President JD Vance is traveling to the nation’s southern border Wednesday to highlight the Trump administration’s immigration policies.
Vance will join Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard for his stop at Eagle Pass, Texas.
“President Trump is keeping his promise to secure the border and bring safety BACK to America,” the vice president posted to X on Tuesday.
“Tomorrow I’ll be visiting the southern border to highlight the incredible progress this administration has made thanks to his leadership,” he added.
Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has not officially announced plans to meet with Vance but posted his support of Trump’s border policies on Tuesday night.
“America is back! From the moment he took office, President Donald Trump kept his promises to Americans. He cracked down on illegal immigration and upheld the rule of law at the border. I look forward to working with him to renew the American Dream,” Abbott posted to X.
In Abbott’s full statement ahead of Trump’s speech to a Joint Session of Congress, he added his full support of the president’s border policies.
“Tonight, President Donald Trump laid out the bold and historic accomplishments that he and his Administration achieved in less than two months. The moment President Trump took the oath of office, he swiftly went to work to keep the promises he made to Americans,” Abbott said in the statement.
“In just seven weeks, President Trump cut unnecessary government bureaucracy and brought in billions of dollars in new investments that ushered in a manufacturing revival in the United States. His Administration has cracked down on the unprecedented illegal immigration crisis created by former President Joe Biden, which allowed criminal illegal immigrants into the country who took the lives of innocent Americans—including 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray from Houston. With illegal border crossings now at record lows that haven’t been seen in decades, Texas will continue to partner with the Trump Administration in their border and homeland security operations to arrest, detain, and deport illegal immigrants,” he continued.
“President Trump’s vision for the next four years is clear, and I look forward to working with him to renew the American Dream,” Abbott concluded.