Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced on Monday that he is dispatching additional military support to the border. These reinforcements will be provided by the Homeland Security Task Force, which was established in May 2023.
Texas Department of Public Safety has been instructed by Abbott to dispatch an additional 400 Texas National Guard troops. Their primary objective will be to assist Homeland Security in identifying and apprehending individuals who have entered the country illegally.
Governor Abbott, in a press release, stated that:
“Texas is expanding our operations to assist President Donald Trump to protect Americans and enforce the rule of law. Today, I directed the Texas Department of Public Safety to deploy tactical strike teams to work alongside our federal partners to enforce immigration laws throughout the state.”
“These teams will coordinate with Homeland Security agencies to track down the thousands of illegal immigrants with active warrants across Texas and deport them from our country. After four years of failed policies, Texas finally has a partner in President Trump. Together, we will end this crisis and make America safe once again.”
The DPS strike teams are made up of DPS troopers, Special Agents, and Texas Rangers.
On Monday, according to The Hill, the strike team departed from military bases in Fort Worth and Houston and is currently heading towards the border. Their mission is to join the ranks of thousands of other National Guard soldiers already stationed there.
State Representative Trey Martinez Fischer, a Democrat from San Antonio, voiced his disagreement with the decision, stating, “According to CBS…”
“The governor now has a president that he believes he can work with, Let the president do his job and let the governor do his job, which is to take care of our issues within our state, not at our border.”
