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Governors of four states deployed police and military forces to support Governor Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star border security mission. Last week Governor Abbott greeted state police troopers and National Guard soldiers from Florida, Idaho, Tennessee, and Nebraska. “Every state is a border state under Biden’s open border policies,” Abbott tweeted on Friday. “I urge other Governors to join our response to Biden’s border crisis.” Idaho, Florida, Nebraska, & Tennessee have answered the call to support our historic border security mission. Every state is a border state under Biden’s open border policies. I urge other Governors to join our response to Biden’s border crisis. https://t.co/OcPrjD8o6D — Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) May 26, 2023 “While President Biden refuses to secure the border, we’ve stepped up to fill the gaps he created,” the Texas governor wrote in a tweet thanking Florida Governor and Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis. Florida … [Read more...] about Four States Send Troops, Cops to Support Texas Border Mission

Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents and local police officers disrupted an attempt by alleged human smugglers to transport four Central American migrants on a private aircraft. The incident took place at the Valley International Airport in Harlingen, Texas. Rio Grande Valley Sector agents assigned to the Border Patrol Intelligence team received information regarding suspicious activity at the Valley International Airport on May 25. Agents responded with the assistance of Harlingen, Texas, police officers and approached an aircraft at Gulf Aviation. NOT CLEARED FOR TAKE OFF! Click here: https://t.co/uLUN7aWHQf pic.twitter.com/HSOkwmsO7R — Chief Patrol Agent Gloria I. Chavez (@USBPChiefRGV) May 28, 2023 Chief Patrol Agent Gloria Chavez tweeted photos showing a person believed to be the aircraft’s pilot escorting four individuals to the aircraft. Agents moved in and questioned the five people involved in the alleged smuggling activity. The agents identified … [Read more...] about Agents Bust Alleged Human Smuggling Attempt at Texas Airport near Border

EAGLE PASS, Texas — Texas Department of Public Safety troopers are now charging arrested migrants who cross the Rio Grande with criminal trespass after attempting to breach temporary border walls in the heart of downtown Eagle Pass. As Breitbart Texas watched along the Rio Grande on Friday, one group of migrants was arrested by Highway Patrol troopers from Texas and Florida after managing to move through a stretch of concertina wire. Breitbart Texas observed the group of six migrants as they emerged from the river and were swiftly taken into custody by the troopers. The group of migrants from Honduras and Venezuela was later featured in a tweet by a Texas Highway Patrol spokesperson who says the group now faces criminal trespass charges. Texas Highway Patrol spokesperson Lt. Chris Olivarez says the enforcement of criminal trespass applies to areas between the two Eagle Pass Ports of Entry known also as Shelby Park. The State of Texas, through Gov. @GregAbbott_TX ’s Operation … [Read more...] about Migrants Charged by Texas Police for Breaching Border Barriers

Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz announced his intention to retire from the post as head of the United States Border Patrol effective June 30. Ortiz notified the nearly 20,000 active Border Patrol agents of his intentions in an agency-wide email earlier this week. Ortiz led the agency during the two busiest years for migrant encounters along the southwest border in the Border Patrol’s entire 99-year history. In Tuesday’s message to rank-and-file Border Patrol agents, Ortiz said, “After a 32-year career spanning multiple Sectors, HQ tours, and overseas assignments in Afghanistan, I have decided to retire from Federal Service on June 30.  I have proudly served in the Armed Forces and across this country and enjoyed every opportunity I have had to work for and on behalf of the American people.” Eagle Pass Station Border Patrol agents apprehend a group of more than 360 migrants who crossed the Rio Grande into Texas. (Randy Clark/Breitbart Texas) Ortiz became chief of the Border … [Read more...] about Border Patrol Chief to Retire After Two Record-Shattering Years of Migrant Crossings

Shortly after the 88th Texas Legislature adjourned sine die , Governor Greg Abbott called them back to what is expected to be several special legislative sessions. The first session, which began Monday night, calls for the legislators to pass bills related to border security and property tax relief. Governor Abbott said that despite many good bills being passed in the regular session of the legisature, that more must be done. “Many critical items remain that must be passed. Several special sessions will be required,” Abbott said in a written statement. “To ensure that each priority receives the time and attention it deserves to pass into law, only a few will be added each session.” The governor said that the first special session will focus on cracking down on human smuggling and reducing property taxes. Both of these items were designated by the governor as emergency items in the regular 140-day session. During called special sessions, the legislature is restricted to only … [Read more...] about Texas Governor Calls Special Session for Border Security, Property Tax Measures

Law enforcement officials in Zavala County, Texas, say human smugglers are back to business as usual following a brief lull in activity on Texas roadways after the end of the Title 42 COVID-19 expulsion authority. Located a mere 30 miles from the Rio Grande border with Mexico, sheriff’s office deputies in the rural county thwarted 15 migrant smuggling cases in the last seven days. With just a few deputies on duty to patrol a myriad of roadways leading away from the Texas-Mexico border, the smugglers are once again taxing the county’s limited resources and creating dangerous conditions on isolated two-lane roadways. Zavala County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Ricardo Rios told Breitbart Texas, “It’s back to business as usual” regarding the latest encounters in his county. A human smuggler runs his vehicle through a private ranch fence and crashes the vehicle into a tree. (Zavala County Sheriff’s Office) The smugglers, often using recently stolen vehicles, are leading the … [Read more...] about Human Smugglers Return to ‘Business as Usual’ in Texas County near Border Post-Title 42, Say Police