Texas National Guard Member Charged With Human Smuggling

EL PASO, TEXAS - APRIL 02: A Texas National Guard soldier installs border fencing layered with concertina wire near the Rio Grande river on April 02, 2024 in El Paso, Texas. Last week, hundreds of migrants seeking asylum clashed with Texas national guardsmen while waiting to turn themselves in to border patrol agents for processing. Texas continues awaiting a verdict on Senate Bill 4. Attorneys representing the state of Texas are scheduled to return to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans on April 3 to continue arguing for the constitutional basis of the bill. Senate Bill 4 allows state law enforcement officials to detain and arrest undocumented immigrants suspected of illegally crossing into the United States. Thus far, all prior attempts to put the Bill into effect have been blocked by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
A Texas National Guard soldier installs border fencing layered with concertina wire near the Rio Grande river on April 02, 2024 in El Paso, Texas. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

OAN’s Katie Smith
5:00 PM – Thursday, April 4, 2024

A member of the Texas Army National Guard has been arrested on suspicion of smuggling an illegal migrant.

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Earlier this week, the guardsman reportedly approached a new checkpoint that had only been running for a few days and swiftly turned around. This unusual behavior prompted authorities in the area to pursue the driver.

After a 15-mile high speed chase, the driver stopped due to road spikes.

While the driver was confronted, a migrant fled from the vehicle and was later taken into custody.

Texas’s Governor Greg Abbott (R-Texas) said that if the allegations are true, the suspect is a traitor and criminal.

He also stressed zero tolerance for Texans who are directly contradicting the state’s mission to secure the border.

“If the allegations are true, the accused is a traitor and criminal,” Andrew Mahaleris, Abbott’s press secretary stated. “We have zero tolerance for Texans who violate laws that directly contradict the mission we are seeking to achieve. The accused’s illegal smuggling may subject him to a mandatory minimum prison sentence of at least 10 years. He deserves more.”

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