Greg Abbott Gives Texas National Guard Sweeping New Powers
Governor Greg Abbott announced Sunday that the Texas National Guard has been authorized to carry out immigration arrests ...
Gov. Abbott advocates for Congressional reimbursement of $11.1 billion spent on Texas border security in second trip to D.C.
With billions of dollars on the line, Gov. Greg Abbott is back in Washington, D.C. for the second straight week.
Gov. Greg Abbott is back in Washington in search of $11 billion payback for border costs
Gov. Greg Abbott returned to the nation’s capital Wednesday in his ongoing pursuit of $11 billion from the federal government to cover the cost of the state’s 4-year-old border security initiative ...
Gov. Abbott says Texas National Guard can now make immigration arrests
The new policy is a result of a memorandum of understanding between Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and the head of U.S. Customs and ...
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Texas National Guard soldiers now have authority to make arrests at U.S.-Mexico border
Texas National Guard soldiers deployed to the state's southern border with Mexico as part of Gov. Greg Abbott's Operation Lone Star can now "exercise the duties and functions" of federal ...
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Texas National Guard deploying 300 soldiers to Laredo to help with immigration enforcement
Laredo Sector Chief Agent Jesse Muñoz told the Laredo Morning Times the state troops will work under the direct supervision ...
The Texas Tribune9d
Texas National Guard to make immigration arrests under agreement with Trump administration, Abbott says
Texas National Guard soldiers now have the authority to make immigration arrests and help detain and deport undocumented ...
Gov. Greg Abbott signs federal memo letting Texas soldiers arrest undocumented migrants
Gov. Greg Abbott has signed an agreement allowing Texas National Guard soldiers to arrest and help deport undocumented ...
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Abbott says Texas National Guard now authorized to make immigration arrests
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) authorized the state’s National Guard to arrest illegal immigrants in an effort to support the Trump administration’s deportation efforts. “The Trump ...