The recent deployment of the National Guard along the southwest border has led to more than 10,000 arrests of illegal aliens in the span of just a few months, a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) representative said.
National Guard troops do not have the power to arrest illegal immigrants entering the United States—they generally don’t even come into contact with them. However, they can help point out the thousands illegally entering the country to Border Patrol agents by monitoring sensors and operating detection systems.
