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Governor Abbott orders Texas National Guard to assist DPS at border with making arrests "I hereby order that the Texas National Guard assist DPS in enforcing Texas law by arresting lawbreakers at the border." Author: Erin Rodriguez (KENS 5) Published: 3:01 PM CDT July 27, 2021 Updated: 3:26 PM CDT July 27, 2021 SAN ANTONIO — Editor's Note: The above video was published on July 23. Governor Greg Abbott ordered the Texas National Guard to assist to the Texas Department of Public Safety at the border. Gov. Abbott said the guardsmen will help arr...

Authorities in Texas have begun arresting illegal immigrants along the U.S.-Mexico border on trespassing charges, according to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who has blamed the Biden administration for the surge in illegal immigration and has put in motion his own border security plan to crack down on illegal crossings. “ Texas has begun arresting illegal immigrants who are trespassing in Texas or vandalizing property & fences. They are now being sent to this jail rather than being released like the Biden Admin. has been doing. We are adding more officers, National Guard & jails,” Abbott said in...

El Paso, Texas (Border report) — As civil rights advocates advised local governments not to participate in Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s “border operations”, the governor issued two requests on Friday to resolve what he called a “border crisis” . The governor’s office has issued a statewide appeal for prison guards to assist border sheriffs because they anticipate an increase in the number of illegal immigrants arrested. Abbott also urged counties to submit a two-year projected budget for possible reimbursement of expenses related to the immigration wave, and required state legis...

Texas governor Abbott details border wall construction strategy Staff Replay Video UP NEXT Texas Governor Greg Abbott held a press conference in Austin Wednesday where he announced several components of the State of Texas' plan to build a border wall.  The press conference follows the Governor's Border Security Summit last week in Del Rio, which brought together law enforcement, city and county officials, and landowners to discuss strategies to secure the border and keep communities safe. The governor was joined by Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, Speaker Dade Phelan, Senate...

Latter-day Saints, Catholics, other churches and charities launch innovative solution to a gap in America’s system for those seeking asylum