Texas National Guard begins arresting migrants along US-Mexico border
Newsy
Texas is ignoring orders from the Biden administration and preventing Border Patrol agents from accessing a stretch of land near Eagle Pass, Texas.
The battle over whether individual states can take matters into their own hands when it comes to border security is now centered on a park in south Texas.
Members of the Texas National Guard have taken over the area and are refusing orders from the Biden administration to allow U.S. border agents in. Texas troopers have begun arresting migrants for the first time since taking control of Shelby Park near the town of Eagle Pass, Texas.
Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman Chris Olivarez posted videos and images on social media Wednesday night showing migrants being handcuffed and hauled off.
"Troopers are arresting illegal immigrants for criminal trespass at Shelby Park in Eagle Pass," he said. "Troopers are enforcing criminal trespass on single adult men & women. The State of Texas will maintain a proactive posture in curbing illegal border crossings between the ports of entry."
Olivarez added that the arrests were being made on private land and that the landowner granted the state authority to intervene.
