Texas Gov. Abbott: WH should 'recalibrate' on immigration tactics
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott -- a Republican who is an ally of President Donald Trump and a strong proponent of immigration enforcement -- said the Trump administration should "recalibrate" its tactics because of people losing respect for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
"In general, we need to have respect for law enforcement officers in the country. ICE, they are law enforcement officers, and so that they -- being the White House -- need to recalibrate on what needs to be done to make sure that that respect is going to be re-instilled. And that's not an easy task, especially under the current circumstances," Abbott said on the Dallas radio show The Mark Davis Show on Monday.
"But I know that they're working on a game plan to make sure that they are going to, let's say, recalibrate, and maybe work from a different direction, to ensure that they get back to what they wanted to do to begin with," Abbott added. "And that is to remove people from the country who are here illegally ... and go about their job in a more structured way, to make sure that they are going to be able to remove these people without causing all the kinds of problems and fighting in communities that they are experiencing right now."
Abbott also criticized Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, saying they are "literally inciting violence." Abbott said of officials in Minnesota, "Your duty is to use your office to make sure that there's going to be calm and order in your community."
-ABC News’ Oren Oppenheim
