Illegal immigration dwindles as enforcement on both sides of the border increases.
President Donald Trump is serious about immigration control – and his flurry of executive orders shows it. One such policy change grants the Texas National Guard authority to arrest those found crossing the border illegally.
Texas National Guard Authorized to Arrest Illegal Immigrants
Recently, Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Customs and Border Protection (CBP) that deputizes Texas National Guard personnel to make arrests, according to a copy of the agreement provided to the Daily Caller News Foundation. While this new authority will allow the state’s national guard to act basically like CBP, it may be performed “only under the supervision and direction” of an agency official, according to the…
