With Title 42 coming to an end on Thursday, Gov. Greg Abbott is deploying a new National Guard unit that he calls the Texas Tactical Border Force.
Gov. Greg Abbott announced a new border security measure that may again put Texas at odds with the federal government.
Abbott in Austin Monday morning said a new National Guard unit called the Texas Tactical Border Force is being deployed. Specially trained guard members will be sent to what the governor calls hot spots where migrants trying to enter the United States illegally will be turned back.Abbott said Texas needs to take more action as the Biden administration prepares to lift the pandemic-era policy known as Title 42 on Thursday.
"The Texas Tactical Border Force, it bolsters Operation Lone Star to secure the Texas border amidst the chaos caused by Joe Biden eliminating Title 42," he said.The federal government is responsible for immigration enforcement and the White House has said it will send 1,500 soldiers to help border patrol agents process those arrivals.
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