Coverage dated May 7, 2023 to May 8, 2023

Texas Tactical Border Force announced ahead of Title 42 expiration at U.S. & Mexico border

Headline from Fox7 Austin

Gov. Abbott unveiled a new specialized border response force as U.S. officials brace for border crossings when the emergency immigration restriction ends.

Fox7 Austin's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Reports & sources

11 articles, oldest first.

  1. Insider

    Texas Gov. Abbott is launching a 'Tactical Border Force' to patrol 'hot spots' where migrants cross (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Title 42, which allowed Trump and Biden to quickly turn away illegal migrants at the border during the COVID pandemic, will expire Thursday.

  2. Fox News

    Abbott activates 'Texas Tactical Border Force,' 545 more National Guardsmen deployed before Title 42 expires (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said the state National Guard is deploying 545 more service members to border "hotspots" to intercept and turn back migrants.

  3. KVUE

    Gov. Abbott provides update on Southern border ahead of Title 42 expiring (opens KVUE)

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    KVUE's feed description

    Once Title 42 is lifted, Abbott explained that it will be a "catastrophic" event at the Texas border.

  4. Fox7 Austin

    Texas Tactical Border Force announced ahead of Title 42 expiration at U.S. & Mexico border (opens Fox7 Austin)

    Published

    Fox7 Austin's feed description

    Gov. Abbott unveiled a new specialized border response force as U.S. officials brace for border crossings when the emergency immigration restriction ends.

  5. Washington Examiner

    Title 42 ending: Texas governor announces border force to 'repel' illegal immigrants (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) designated National Guard troops on Monday to a newly formed state border force and called on them to "repel" immigrants who are expected to cross illegally into the U.S. in record numbers in the coming weeks.

  6. Fox News

    Gov. Abbott takes action to secure US-Mexico border ahead of Title 42 expiration: 'More to come' (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said his state has taken action to secure the US-Mexico border ahead of an expected surge of migrants once Title 42 ends later this week.

  7. KENS 5 San Antonio

    Gov. Abbott launches border task force ahead of Title 42 expiring (opens KENS 5 San Antonio)

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    KENS 5 San Antonio's feed description

    Once Title 42 is lifted, Abbott explained that it will be a "catastrophic" event at the Texas border.

  8. Newsweek

    How Greg Abbott's "elite" Texas tactical border force will stop migrants (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Title 42, which has been enforced since March 2020, is set to end on Thursday, with spikes in migrant crossings expected to follow.

  9. Hot Air

    Governor Abbott deploys Tactical Border Force to South Texas as Title 42 ends (opens Hot Air)

    Published

    Hot Air's feed description

    Desperate times call for desperate measures

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.