Texas Governor Abbott mobilizes the Tactical Border Force to reinforce security along the Texas-Mexico border in collaboration with federal authorities.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott deployed a special National Guard unit to the US-Mexico border on Monday. In Austin, a border Democrat has filed bills to help the governor be reimbursed for security efforts along the border.
Gov. Greg Abbott deploys 400 soldiers to the Texas-Mexico border, supporting Trump's mass deportation and border security efforts.
A video released by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) shows a group of men running for cover after illegal activity is halted.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) is sending hundreds of soldiers in the Texas Military Department to work with the U.S. Border Patrol in the Rio Grande Valley.
Gov. Greg Abbott announced he is sending additional troops and military assets to the border to supplement federal agents. However, unlike the last four years, he has the support of the White House.
It was a change from the Republican governor's legal battles with the Biden administration. Abbott spent the last four years testing a state's ability to enforce immigration law — at times at odds with Border Patrol.
The Texas governor said the additional troops will work alongside federal border agents as part of Trump's efforts to seize the offensive.
More than 400 additional Texas National Guard troops arrived at the Texas-Mexico border on Monday. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott deployed the troops to the Rio Grande Valley, where he said they'll work side-by-side with U.
Gov. Greg Abbott ordered DPS to deploy what he called “tactical strike teams” to arrest undocumented migrants with outstanding warrants.
The troops, part of a unit called the Texas Tactical Border Force, will join those already deployed to the border through Texas' Operation Lone Star.