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Texas National Guard gains authority to arrest migrants under new agreement

Name: Texas National Guard gains authority to arrest migrants under new agreement
Uploaded: 2025-02-03T17:23:00-0600
Duration: 3 min 22 s
Description: Gov. Greg Abbott, in an exclusive interview with CBS News Texas political reporter Jack Fink, discussed the decision to grant Texas National Guard members the authority to arrest migrants at the border. This new power aims to address the shortage of federal immigration officers.

Gov. Greg Abbott, in an exclusive interview with CBS News Texas political reporter Jack Fink, discussed the decision to grant Texas National Guard members the authority to arrest migrants at the border. This new power aims to address the shortage of federal immigration officers.