{"id":73583,"date":"2021-10-26T18:04:55","date_gmt":"2021-10-26T23:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=73583"},"modified":"2021-10-26T18:04:55","modified_gmt":"2021-10-26T23:04:55","slug":"73583","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=73583","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u00a0Texas Gov. Greg Abbott makes good on border security threat, authorizes state National Guard to make arrests of illegal aliens in historic first.<\/a><\/p>\n

Earlier this fall, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, frustrated and angry at the Biden regime\u2019s purposeful inaction on securing the border, stepped up and issued a threat: He will use his authority and empower his own personnel to start arresting illegal aliens in the absence of federal enforcement.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy virtue of the power and authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, I hereby order that the Texas National Guard assist DPS in enforcing Texas law by arresting lawbreakers at the border,\u201d Abbott\u2019s letter to\u00a0\u00a0Texas Adjutant General Major Gen. Tracy Norris said in July, when he first issued the order.<\/p>\n

USA Features News,\u00a0which reported on the declaration at the time<\/a>, added:<\/p>\n

Last month, Abbott said during a summit to discuss border security that any migrants who criminally trespass into Texas or commit other offenses would be subject to arrest and jailed.<\/em><\/p>\n

In addition, the GOP governor announced plans to build new sections of border wall so as to plug gaps left when President Joe Biden canceled federal wall construction begun under the Trump administration.<\/em><\/p>\n

In arguing as to\u00a0why National Guard members should be empowered to make arrests, Abbott noted in his letter that \u201cmore manpower is needed\u201d\u00a0to deal with the hundreds of thousands of migrants who have been crashing the Tex-Mex border since Joe Biden took the oath of office for a presidency that was stolen on his behalf.<\/p>\n

In addition, Abbott explained that according to the Texas constitution, his powers as \u201cCommander-in-Chief of the military forces\u201d of the state\u00a0grant him the authority to issue arrest powers to his Guard troops.<\/p>\n

Abbott also \u201clikewise recognizes that the governor can call on state military forces \u2018to enforce state law\u2019 and \u2018to assist civil authorities in guarding [or] conveying prisoners,\u2019\u201d said the letter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cTo respond to this disaster and secure the rule of law at our Southern border, more manpower is needed\u2014in addition to the troopers from DPS and soldiers from the Texas National Guard I have already deployed there\u2014and DPS needs help in arresting those who are violating state law,\u201d Abbott noted further.<\/p>\n

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Now, the plan has been implemented, according to\u00a0the Center for Immigration Studies<\/a>:<\/p>\n

In a dive into new political and legal water, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has initiated the first-ever border security operations in which thousands of National Guard troops \u2014 newly imbued with civilian arrest authority and given 40 hours of traditional police training in the use of deadly force \u2014 have started handcuffing illegally entering migrants on state trespassing charges.<\/em><\/p>\n

It\u2019s not clear how the regime in Washington will react, but what is clear is that Abbott doesn\u2019t care what Biden or his lackeys in the Department of Homeland Security and the Justice Department think.<\/p>\n

\u201cNobody\u2019s ever really used the guard before in this capacity,\u201d Texas DPS Director Steven McCraw confirmed to the CIS. \u201cWe\u2019re going to use them to\u00a0actually<\/i>\u00a0secure the border. The governor, the legislature, and the citizens of Texas have made it very clear;\u00a0they want the border secure<\/a>. It is good for our federal partner as well. The federal government should be thanking the state of Texas, and it\u2019ll make the rest of the country safer\u00a0as we increase the level of security<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

In all, around 3,000 Guard troops have been trained in law enforcement operations, and they will primarily be using their new arrest powers to apprehend single adult males who crossed the border illegally along state-built sections of border fencing that includes about 142 parcels of private ranch land.<\/p>\n

And frankly, it\u2019s about time. GOP governors who are concerned about Biden\u2019s unconstitutional behaviors and failure to execute the laws of the country as he swore to do must follow Abbott\u2019s lead and think outside the box.<\/p>\n

Sources include:<\/strong><\/p>\n

CIS.org<\/a><\/p>\n

USAFeatures.news<\/a><\/p>\n

OpenBorders.news<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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