Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Senator Ted Cruz blamed President Biden, saying that his "open border" policies resulted in this and his "refusal to implement the law" (...) "had deadly consequences".[17] San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg called the discovery tragic and horrific and expressed the hope that those responsible would be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.[2] San Antonio Fire Chief Charles Hood, spoke of the tragedy and highlighted the impact it had on first responders, stating that, "We're not supposed to open a truck and see stacks of bodies in there....none of us come to work imagining that."[3]