Texas soldiers deployed to the Mexico border have started using pepper ball guns to deter migrants from illegally entering the United States.

Texas National Guard soldiers stationed on the state’s southern border as part of Gov. Greg Abbott’s (R-TX) border security initiative have shot pepper balls out of paintball gun-like machines on occasions recently when migrants attempted to climb over barriers.

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