Texas Authorities Have Started Arresting Migrants For Trespassing

The migrants were arrested for criminal trespassing and must first face the state charge before they are transferred to U.S. Border Patrol.

Texas authorities arrested a handful of migrants Wednesday at Shelby Park in Eagle Pass.

This marks the first arrests of migrants since the state took control of the area at the US-Mexico border last week.

Single adult migrant men and women were taken into state custody, while migrant families and children were transferred to U.S. Border Patrol.

The migrants were arrested for criminal trespassing and must first face the state charge before they are transferred to U.S. Border Patrol.

The arrests come as tensions rise between Texas and federal officials over the ongoing migrant surge. The state gave authority to local law enforcement to make the arrests under a new bill signed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott that federal officials argue is unlawful as migrant issues are under federal authority that the new bill undermines.