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A memorandum of understanding between the State of Texas and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will give Texas National Guard soldiers the authority to make immigration arrests within the state, Breitbart reports.
“Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard continue to work together with the Trump Administration to secure the border; stop the smuggling of drugs, weapons, and people into Texas; and prevent, detect, and interdict transnational criminal activity between ports of entry,” a press release from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s office read.
“Operation Lone Star continues working to undo the damage done by the Biden Administration. Every individual who is apprehended or arrested and every ounce of drugs seized would have otherwise made their way into communities across Texas and the nation due to open border policies,” it added.
“Texas has a partner in the White House we can work with to secure the Texas-Mexico border,” Abbott said.
“To support that mission, today, I deployed the Texas Tactical Border Force, comprised of hundreds of troops, to work side-by-side with U.S. Border Patrol agents to stop illegal immigrants from entering our country and to enforce immigration laws. Finally, we have a federal government working to end this crisis. I thank President Donald Trump for his decisive leadership on the southern border and look forward to working with him and his Administration to secure the border and make America safe again,” he added.
“CBP sources confirm that the @CBPCommissioner and Texas @GovAbbott signed an order (MOU) deputizing the @TXMilitary Texas National Guard with immigration and arrest authority— Effective immediately,” NewsNation correspondent Ali Bradley said.
#BREAKING CBP sources confirm that the @CBPCommissioner and Texas @GovAbbott signed an order (MOU) deputizing the @TXMilitary Texas National Guard with immigration and arrest authority— Effective immediately.
This comes after we watched as a woman crossed into Shelby Park… pic.twitter.com/H30fnaPssG
— Ali Bradley (@AliBradleyTV) February 2, 2025
Per Breitbart:
The memorandum, which has not yet been disseminated to all Texas border sectors, will allow the soldiers to perform roving patrols and exercise all the duties of an immigration agent so long as a U.S. immigration officer or Border Patrol agent accompanies them. According to the MOU, the ratio of soldiers to immigration officers is preliminarily listed as one officer to four soldiers.
Title 8 United States Code arrest authority was granted to multiple federal law enforcement agencies just days after President Trump’s inauguration. On January 23, the Department of Homeland Security authorized federal law enforcement agents to investigate, determine the location of, and apprehend migrants in an illegal status. The details of that memorandum, obtained and released in a recent news report by CBS News, are similar to the memorandum of understanding reviewed by Breitbart Texas.
The duties of the Texas National Guard soldiers are law enforcement-related, generally reserved for agents assigned to specific agencies under the Department of Homeland Security.
BREAKING: U.S. Border Patrol Commissioner, Texas Gov. sign order deputizing the Texas national guard with immigration & arrest authority – NewsNation
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— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) February 2, 2025
🚨 JUST IN: Trump administration gives Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s National Guard immigration and arrest authority – NewsNation pic.twitter.com/iiKFMotzNv
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) February 2, 2025
NewsNation reports:
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton reacted to the news on X, posting, “On day one, President Trump took bold action to make America safe again.”
“I am proud to be the first to join him to restore our national sovereignty, secure our border, and ensure that criminal aliens face the justice they deserve.”
“As the top law enforcement official in Texas, I call on all agencies and departments to join me in the fight. We will enforce the law and protect America.”
President Donald Trump has been actively following through on his campaign promise to conduct mass deportation of migrants illegally residing in the United States.
On Sunday, a large — and growing — protest formed near downtown Los Angeles in response to Trump’s crackdown on immigration and emphasis on deportations.