President Joe Biden recently announced that he was sending 1,500 active-duty troops to the border on the eve of Title 42 expiring. Biden made it clear in an interview that the troops wouldn’t be there in any law-enforcement capacity — they were just “freeing up resources” for the Border Patrol.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday posted a quick video of the Texas National Guard and Texas Department of Public Safety holding migrants at bay:

Fox News’ Bill Melugin says the migrants appear perplexed as to why they’re not just being waved through. Word among them is that the border is wide open:

A lot of people are saying this is just for show and they may be right. Every one of these migrants will get through at some point — they’re certainly not going to turn around and go home.

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