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🧵Texans on stand-by, ready to serve Texas

Dec. 15, 2022-The Texas National Guard is placing elements of the 136th Airlift Wing, Texas Air National Guard, and the 236th Military Police Company on stand-by /1

#Breaking #Border #TXNG #NationalGuard

to assist and support authorities with border operations in preparation for the repeal of Title 42. These actions are part /2

of a larger strategy to use every available tool to fight back against the record-breaking level of illegal immigration and transnational criminal activity.
Title 42, a public health emergency order used to expel asylum-seeking migrants from the U.S., is currently set to /3

expire on December 21, 2022. The end of Title 42 could lead to a massive influx of illegal immigrants allowing criminals to exploit gaps while federal authorities are inundated with migrant processing.
A designated number of 136th Airlift Wing C-130J cargo aircraft, air crews /4

support, and response Airmen are now on alert, prepared to provide any necessary capability at the Governor’s direction explains Col. Matt Groves, 136th Airlift Wing commander.
“State support is a key capability of the National Guard, and our Texas Citizen Airmen are trained /5

and ready to respond to our citizens, whether in the aftermath of a hurricane, a pandemic, or any other crisis scenario,” Groves said.
The Security Response Force from the 236th MP Company can rapidly deploy to border areas. Trained in Civil Disturbance Operations and Mass /6

Migration Response, the Security Response Force is a flexible capability for the Texas National Guard to safeguard the border and repel and turn-back illegal immigrants. /7