Texas National Guard soldiers now have the authority to make immigration arrests under a new agreement between the Lone Star State and the Trump administration. GOP Gov. Greg Abbott signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Customs and Border Protection Protection (CBP) acting commissioner Pete Flores that deputizes Texas National Guard personnel to make immigration arrests within the state, according to a copy of the agreement provided to the Daily Caller News Foundation. The MOU will allow potentially thousands more law enforcement officials to help carry out the Trump administration immigration enforcement mission within the largest border state in the country. (RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: Trump Designated Cartels As Terrorists. Now Republicans Aim To Make It Permanent) Under the authority granted by the MOU, Texas National Guard soldiers may investigate and arrest foreign nationals for immigration violations in the same manner as a CBP official. Soldiers are also permitted to transport foreign nationals in a similar manner to a CBP official, which includes transportation for detention or for deportation. However, this authority may be performed “only under the supervision and direction” of a CBP official, according to the agreement.