The Texas National Guard was "granted the power of immigration officials to make immigration arrests" under an agreement with the Trump administration that state Gov. Greg Abbott said Sunday was effective "immediately."
The deal between Customs and Border Protection and Texas "boosts man power for border security," Abbott said X Sunday evening.
A memorandum of understanding authored by CBP Acting Commissioner Pete Flores has yet to be "disseminated to all Texas border sectors," per Breitbart, which first reported on the deal.
Representatives for Abbott's office did not immediately respond to Axios' request for comment in the evening on when this would happen.
The agreement will enable soldiers to conduct "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," per Breitbart.
Representatives for CBT did not immediately respond to Axios' requests for comment in the evening.
Posted by John3262005
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Straight up using the military for police actions now.
Explains why Texas was so giddy to offer up land for the camps.
Posse Comitatus should have included the National and State Gaurds. I blame Rutherford B. Hayes for not doing enough.
Totally not a fascist.
Ffs now we’re getting the Enforcers from Piltover.
*[Insert William Adama quote here]*
Yep this was one of the very scary things he put in his first Executive Orders: https://www.trackingproject2025.com/p/day-one-was-serious-about-immigration
“authorize State and local law enforcement officials […] to perform the functions of immigration officers”.
How soon before people start dying? I’m expecting plenty of cowboy bullshit with zero real oversight.