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We are here to assist state law

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enforcement officials in the

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apprehension of illegally crossing

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migrants . We predominantly work to

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support the Department of Public Safety

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out here in Texas , our state law

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enforcement agency , with the

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apprehension of migrants crossing

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illegally , as well as the interdiction

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of drugs , weapons , and human

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smuggling . So when we're doing

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riverine patrol , one of the most

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important things that we can do is

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honestly sit and wait for any border

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patrol traffic that comes over the net .

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When we're waiting for that traffic

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confirmation to come over from Border

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patrol , we'll do patrols up and down

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the river banks . We'll look on the US

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side for any signs that someone's

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crossed the river . We'll look for

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what's called scout activity . What

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they're doing is they're scouting out

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our activity to inform the cartels that

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it's OK to push bodies or if they need

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to adjust left and right to push those

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migrants . Interactions can vary day to

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day . Most of the time it's family

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units , these are people that don't

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want any trouble . We've also got some

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aggressive encounters that we've had .

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Other times we'll have encounters with

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the cartel . They can take pot shots at

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us . They can , they can try to get

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into fist fights with us . It changes

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on a case by case basis .