Measure would consolidate border enforcement under a new “Texas Border Force”...
A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper checks migrants paperwork after aiding in the detention of a group, some unaccompanied minors, west of La Joya, Texas, Friday, April 2, 2021.Texas Senate Republicans pushed ahead this week with a revamped plan for the state’s border crackdown that would restructure — and more firmly entrench — the ad hoc web of police, court and jail operations along the border.The new framework, drawn up by state Sen.
“I expect it would be permanent for the foreseeable future,” Birdwell said of the Border Force. “It certainly depends on if the federal government ebbs and flows in its fidelity to the federal law.” First-time offenders would face up to a year in jail, with harsher penalties up to a first-degree felony for repeat offenders or those convicted of a prior felony.
The bill no longer requires officers to hold a peace officer license, a change aimed at allowing National Guard members to join, Birdwell indicated. It includes incentives aimed at recruiting former Border Patrol agents and military veterans who served on active duty and are licensed peace officers.
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