The accord will expand the Trump administration’s footprint by deputizing National Guard members as immigration agents.

FRISCO — For the first time, Texas National Guard members will have the authority to arrest migrants crossing into the state illegally. Only the federal government has had that power until now.

Texas National Guard soldiers deployed to the state's southern ... on Abbott's order in 2022 authorizing DPS troopers to arrest migrants crossing into Texas without legal authorization and to ...

Laredo Sector Chief Agent Jesse Muñoz told the Laredo Morning Times the state troops will work under the direct supervision ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A member of the National Guard patrols along a stretch of border ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R ... Protection where the Lone Star State’s National Guard is granted the power of immigration officials to make migrant arrests effective immediately, according ...

Texas National Guard soldiers can now perform immigration enforcement under the supervision of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency, authorities announced. The state's National Guard and ...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas National Guard soldiers can ... Greg Abbott gave Texas Guard members the power to arrest migrants on trespassing charges in 2021, but that order was limited to ...