Abbott activates Texas Border Force.

Texas Governor Announces Creation of New Border Force

On Monday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced the creation of a new Texas Tactical Border Force in preparation for the termination of the Title 42 public health order, which helped prevent the entry of migrants into the United States. Abbott spoke during a press conference from the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, joined by Texas Border Czar Mike Banks, Texas National Guard Adjunct General Thomas Suelzer, and Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw.

Elite Soldiers to Repel Illegal Crossings

The new Texas Tactical Border Force will be deployed to border hotspots to repel illegal crossings. These elite soldiers will fill in the gaps in preparation for Title 42 ending this week. In response to “Joe Biden’s reckless border policies,” the Texas National Guard will be loading Black Hawk helicopters and C-130s to deploy specially-trained National Guard members to “hotspots along the border to intercept, to repel and to bring back migrants who are trying to enter Texas illegally.

Anticipated Increase in Illegal Crossings

The governor claimed that the president is “laying down a welcome mat to people across the entire world saying that the United States border is wide open.” This will lead to an incredible amount of people coming across the border illegally, according to Abbott. “According to the Biden administration itself, they anticipate about 13,000 people coming across the border illegally every single day,” Abbott said. “If you extend that out over the course of a year, it means it will be about 4,700,000 people coming across the border a year. That will mean there will be more people coming across the border illegally than there are residents of the massive city of Chicago.”

Additional Forces to Secure the Border

The Texas National Guard activated 545 extra military members at various sites around the state on Monday to “reinforce the border mission in anticipation of the end of Title 42 immigration restrictions.” These additional forces will bolster the thousands of Texas National Guard service members already assisting local and state law enforcement agencies to secure the border; stop the smuggling of drugs, weapons and people into Texas; and prevent, detect, and interdict transnational criminal behavior between the ports of entry. The Texas National Guard has expanded its capabilities to include boat teams that patrol hundreds of river miles, drones and helicopters that detect illicit activity from the air, and brush teams, security points and roving patrols that block and interdict illegal smuggling (drugs, weapons and people) into Texas.

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