Texas National Guard Could Get Powers To Arrest

Texas National Guard Could Get Powers To Arrest
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Texas Governor Rick Perry waits to greet US President Barack Obama in Dallas, Texas, on July 9, 2014 as he arrives for a meeting with local elected officials and faith leaders to discuss the urgent humanitarian situation at the Southwest border. Obama requested $3.7 billion in emergency funding from Congress to help cope with a surge of unaccompanied child immigrants from Central America. AFP PHOTO/Jewel Samad (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)

The Texas National Guard could acquire the power to make arrests after Gov. Rick Perry announced plans to deploy 1,000 troops to the border to help deal with the illegal immigration crisis, The New York Times reported.

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