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Texas could sell 100 miles of border to feds, Abbott says
More than 100 miles of Texas’ borderlands could be leased or sold to the federal government as part of the state’s ...
Idle buses, empty Border Patrol boats: Arrests for illegal crossings fall in the Rio Grande Valley
Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley have seen a sharp drop in apprehensions along the southern border since the new administration started.
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New head of Border Patrol to swear in National Guard, DPS who can arrest immigrants
The new head of the Border Patrol is in the Valley Friday. Mike Banks is in Edinburg where he will be swearing in 300 National Guard and Texas Department of ...
Border Patrol Chief swears in National Guard
The new head of Border Patrol swore in troops this afternoon, February 14, giving them the authority to now arrest immigrants ...
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Texas school district warns parents: Border Patrol may board buses, question students on citizenship
A Texas school district, Alice ISD, warned parents via Facebook about U.S. Border Patrol agents potentially boarding school buses at highway checkpoints to check students' citizenship status.
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Hundreds of Texas National Guard troops headed to Laredo to help Border Patrol
Laredo Sector Chief Patrol Agent Jesse Muñoz on Friday told the Laredo Morning Times that over 300 Texas National Guard soldiers will arrive in the Laredo Sector within a month to enhance border ...
Hundreds of Texas National Guard troops headed to Laredo to help Border Patrol
Laredo Sector Chief Patrol Agent Jesse Muñoz on Friday told the Laredo Morning Times that over 300 Texas National Guard ...
The Washington Post6d
Texas governor orders National Guard to enforce immigration law at border
SAN ANTONIO — Federal border authorities have deputized Texas National Guard soldiers to arrest and detain immigrants in an unprecedented move that has renewed concerns about how the Trump ...
CBS News5d
The Texas National Guard can now arrest and detain individuals entering the U.S. unlawfully
The new authority is a shift for the Guard and the military broadly, which has been limited to a supporting role for the Border Patrol. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott gave Texas Guard members the ...
‘The people of Texas deserve this’: Senate discusses bail reform proposals
Texas lawmakers are discussing five proposed bail reforms, including one to prevent undocumented defendants from posting bail for felony charges, and another to give judges discretion to hold ...
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Migrants turning back due to tighter border security, CBP memo shows
Internal Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) memos obtained by Fox News indicate that two groups of migrants recently ended their journeys to the U.S. and turned around to return to their home countries.
BorderReport4d
Border Patrol targets smugglers in West Texas, New Mexico
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Four alleged smugglers are in custody and 13 migrants are in removal proceedings after agents with the U.S. Border Patrol Anti-Smuggling Unit descended on hotels in ...