Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered state National Guard soldiers and law enforcement officers Thursday to apprehend and return migrants suspected of crossing illegally back to the U.S.-Mexico border, testing how far his state can go in trying to enforce immigration law — a federal responsibility.
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Abbott tests feds by urging Texas troopers to return migrants to border
Updated July 7, 2022 at 10:11 p.m. EDT|Published July 7, 2022 at 8:54 p.m. EDT