The Texas National Guard has struck an agreement with the Trump administration to arrest and detain illegal immigrants, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Sunday.
The pact between Texas and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) means the Texas National Guard may investigate, arrest, and detain illegal immigrants and assist in deporting them.
Guard members must do this work under CPB supervision and be in contact with a CBP official by cellphone or radio.
“In an agreement I signed between Texas and Trump’s Customs and Border Protection, the Texas National Guard is granted the power of immigration officials to make immigration arrests,” Abbott posted late Sunday on the social media platform X….