Abbott orders Texas DPS strike teams to assist federal illegal immigration enforcement
Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, has led the State Public Security Bureau (DPS) tactical strike team to support the Trump administration's operations to find and arrest illegal immigrants in the state. “Texas is expanding its business to protect Americans and enforce the ruling of the law,” said Abbot on Tuesday. “Today, I instructed the Texas […]
New Texas DPS Mounted Border Team Tracks Down Migrant Got-Aways on Ranches
On November 28, the Texas Department of Public Safety announced the graduation of the first batch of Border Patrol agents. Within a week, the team was already stopping migrants from fleeing into the U.S. interior without being apprehended at the border. Texas DPS officials announced that Border Patrol agents were deployed for the first time […]
2-year-old crosses border alone seeking parents in US, heartbreaking video from Texas DPS shows
The Texas Department of Public Safety on Sunday shared a heartbreaking video showing dozens of unaccompanied children who recently crossed the southern border into the United States. Among the group of 60 children was a 2-year-old girl who told law enforcement officials she was traveling alone and hoped to reunite with her parents in the […]
Texas DPS discovers 17 illegal immigrants hidden inside ‘cloned’ delivery truck compartment: video
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) arrested a Mississippi man after finding 17 illegal immigrants crammed into the fake back of a “replica” hardware store truck in Kinney County, according to police body camera footage. Cezanne Megel Patterson, 28, of Jackson, Mississippi, was arrested and charged with human smuggling risk of serious injury or […]