Texas Gov. Greg Abbott deploys hundreds more troops to Texas-Mexico border
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott deployed the troops to the Rio Grande Valley, where he said they'll work side-by-side with U.S. Border Patrol agents to keep migrants from illegally entering the country. Some of those troops left from the U.S. Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth Monday morning. The others left from a base in Houston.
‘Side-by-side’: Texas deploys hundreds of troops, choppers to help Trump tackle border crisis
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday that he is deploying troops and choppers in order to help the Trump administration secure the border.
Over 400 Texas Tactical Border Force soldiers deploying to border
More than 400 soldiers from the force, as well as C-130s and Chinook helicopters, will deploy from bases in Fort Worth and Houston to the border where they will join "thousands" of Texas National Guard soldiers.
Texas Gov. Abbott sends 400 more soldiers to assist Border Patrol
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is sending aircraft, helicopters and 400 specially trained National Guard soldiers to assist the Border Patrol.
Texas sends more than 400 Guardsmen to US-Mexico border
The troops, part of a unit called the Texas Tactical Border Force, will join those already deployed to the border through Texas' Operation Lone Star.
Texas sends more troops to the southern border
Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday said he's sending more than 400 soldiers from Houston and Fort Worth to the U.S.-Mexico border to collaborate with Border Patrol agents, according to new reporting from the Texas Tribune.
Manhunt tied to 'anarchist' vegan cult in Border Patrol agent killing: report
The suspected killers of U.S. Border Patrol agent David Maland were reportedly part of a vegan, "anarchist" cult whose members have been linked to a series of crimes.
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‘Show of force’: Inside the National Guard training on the border
Officials conducted exercises with Black Hawk and Chinook helicopters, and military trucks, highlighting tactical strength.
Heathrow Airport’s Border Force officers to be balloted over strikes
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National Guard troops conduct training exercises along South Texas border
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Border Patrol agent killed in Vermont traffic stop is ID’d as veteran of force
The Vermont Border Patrol agent murdered when he stopped a migrant near the northern border has been identified as David C.
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Border Force to be given 'counter-terrorism' powers in crackdown on small boats
Immigration authorities are to be given much stronger powers, inspired by those used to prevent terrorism, in an effort to tackle deadly small boat crossings in the English Channel.
Federal government, Border Force promise extra resources to stop foreign boats arriving off NT coast
The federal government and Border Force say more resources are being devoted to stop illegal boat arrivals off the Northern ...
Air Force deportation flight skirts Mexican airspace to Guatemala as military's border role grows
A U.S. Air Force jet with 80 migrants that left Texas for Guatemala on Thursday charted a path around Mexico because it ...