In a series of executive orders Wednesday, Gov. Greg Abbott ordered state agencies to cooperate with President Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts and directed the state’s criminal justice agency to identify land and facilities that could be used for detaining and deporting undocumented migrants.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, continuing a three-day series of border security-related actions, issued five executive orders Wednesday directing state agencies to assist President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement operations.

The Republican governor on Wednesday ordered Texas agencies to help with arrests, share intelligence and help find new detainment facilities.

The speech underscored President Trump's continued focus on immigration, which he called the nation's "number one issue."

Gov. Greg Abbott signed five executive orders ordering state agencies to help the federal government in their deportation efforts.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday morning asked the Texas Department of Public Safety, or DPS, to deploy tactical strike teams to "support the Trump Administration’s homeland security operations to locate and arrest criminal illegal immigrants in the state.

A day after ramping up the troop count along Texas’ southern border, Gov. Greg Abbott (R) is now focusing state resources on assisting the Trump administration with ICE raids in the state.