Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced Monday that the Texas Tactical Border Force will be deployed to the Rio Grande Valley; 400 soldiers and C-130 and Chinook helicopters are en route.
“Texas has a partner in the White House we can work with to secure the Texas-Mexico border,” Abbott said in a statement.
“For the past four years, Texas held the line against the Biden Administration’s border crisis and their refusal to protect Americans. Finally, we have a federal government working to end this crisis,” he said. “I thank President Donald Trump for his decisive leadership on the southern border and look forward to working with him and his Administration to secure the border and make America safe again.”
Abbott shared a video of the helicopters on X, saying “The Texas Tactical Border Force deployed to the Rio Grande Valley to collaborate with U.S. Border Patrol agents on the border. Texas is working closely with the Trump Administration to secure the border and make America safe again.”
The Texas Tactical Border Force deployed to the Rio Grande Valley to collaborate with U.S. Border Patrol agents on the border.
Texas is working closely with the Trump Administration to secure the border and make America safe again. pic.twitter.com/C0f1PAWrTA
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) January 27, 2025
From Fox News:
Trump ordered the deployment of the military to the border in a day one executive order, along with a slew of other border measures. Troops began arriving in Texas and California on Thursday evening, with approximately 1,500 troops adding to the already 2,500 service members stationed there in response to the border crisis in 2023.
“This represents a 60% increase in active-duty ground forces since President Trump was sworn-in Monday,” acting Defense Secretary Robert Salesses said in a statement late Wednesday.
The new stance on the border was on display on Sunday when a diplomatic spat occurred between the U.S. and Colombia on deportations. Colombian President Gustavo Petro refused to accept deportation flights, but later backtracked after Trump threatened tariffs and other measures.
More over at Fox News:
‘Side-by-side’: Texas deploys hundreds of troops, choppers to help Trump tackle border crisis https://t.co/AtftJIMhLN
— Fox News (@FoxNews) January 28, 2025
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