Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Targeted the state department of Public Safety (DPS) Tactical Strike Teams to help with the operation of the Trump administration to locate and arrest criminal illegal immigrants throughout the state.
“Texas is expanding our activities to help President Donald Trump to protect Americans and force the rule of law,” said Abbott on Tuesday. “Today I instructed the Texas Department of Public Safety to use tactical attack teams to work with our federal partners to enforce immigration laws throughout the state.
“These teams will coordinate with domestic security authorities to trace the thousands of illegal immigrants with active warrants in Texas and to deport them from our country,” Abbott added. “After four years failed, Texas finally has a partner in President Trump. Together we will end this crisis and make America safe again.”
Abbott’s office said that DPS Tactical Strike Teams will work together with the Homeland Security Task Force to use staff and resources to identify and arrest the nearly 5,400 illegal immigrants with active warrants from all over Texas.
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Gov. Greg Abbott from Texas looks up during a press conference. (Brandon Bell/Getty images)
The order comes only a few days after the police chief of Austin, Lisa Davis, has announced that her department will not help federal agents in maintaining civil immigration.
Austin PD did not respond to FOX News Digital’s request for comment on this.
Austin City Councilor Vanessa Fuentes praised the chef’s statement while she spoke about the feedback she had received from the community about American immigrations and customs enforcement operations.
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Texas DPS with illegal immigrants from Central and South America on the southern border. (Texas DPS)
“We have many members who are currently scared, where ice cream works in the Austin area and to what extent that impact will have on us immigrant community“Fuentes told Austin’s NBC station Kxan during an interview.” I am really proud that our police chief came up with her statement on Friday that confirmed that the Austin police have no federal civilian immigration and will not enforce. “
Fuentes said it was nice to know that police officers would concentrate on resolving crime instead of participating in a “new type” ice rays in Austin.
She also said it was important for her, as a local policy maker, to inform the community of their rights by giving training and workshops to community partners.
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Austin police chief, Lisa Davis, said that her department will not help federal agents in maintaining civil immigration. (Reuters/Sergio Flores)
Libs van Tiktok called Fuentes for her position on the police who did not help with the federal enforcement of illegal immigration.
“Austin, member of the Texas city council and mayor Pro Tem Vanessa Fuentes, says that the local police will not enforce federal immigration legislation or help ice cream,” the group placed on X, while Trump Border Tom Homan tagging.
“Yes, and?” Fuentes answered and doubled the issue.
Yet the Austin American status It reported Monday that ice cream arrests were being carried out this weekend in Austin and in response Davis contacted federal officials about the operations. She was told by the federal officials that the operation was aimed at ‘wanted violent perpetrators’.
She also said the publication that although the police officers of Austin were not involved in the raids, “these are people that APD would also look for. They were sought for violent violations.”
