Under Biden, ICE was underfunded. Border Patrol was underfunded. Homeland Security Investigations was underfunded. They're short personnel. Texas can assist with that short personnel by providing National Guard, who I've deputized [National Guard] to work as Border Patrol agents to work as ICE agents. so that they can perform the duties of federal law enforcement officials. I've also instructed and deployed our DPS officers to work in conjunction with ICE agents as they're making these raids, as they're making the arrests, as they're going through the deportation process. (12:46–12:53)
CLAIM
Asserts that the Texas National Guard has been deputized to act as federal law enforcement.
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