Operation Lone Star continues to fill the dangerous gaps left by the Biden Administration's refusal to secure the border.
Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – Continuing to fill the dangerous gaps left by the Biden White House's refusal to secure the border, Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard are continuing to work together to secure the border; stop the smuggling of drugs, weapons, and people into Texas; and prevent, detect, and interdict transnational criminal behavior between ports of entry.
Since the launch of Operation Lone Star, the multi-agency effort has led to over 384,000 illegal immigrant apprehensions and more than 29,000 criminal arrests, with more than 28,000 felony charges reported.In the fight against fentanyl, Texas law enforcement has seized over 419 million lethal doses of fentanyl during this border mission.
Every individual who is apprehended or arrested and every ounce of drugs seized would have otherwise made their way into communities across Texas and the nation due to President Joe Biden's open border policies.
RECENT HIGHLIGHTS FROM OPERATION LONE STAR:
Governor Abbott this morning highlighted over 500 buses that have been sent to so-called "Sanctuary Cities" across the U.S.
The 500+ buses Texas has sent to sanctuary cities is designed to provide relief to the overwhelmed border communities, cities and counties in South Texas.
Texas has bused more than:
- 10,000 migrants to our nation's capital since April 2022,
- over 8,200 migrants to New York City since August 2022,
- over 2,600 migrants to Chicago since August 2022,
- more than 1,600 migrants to Philadelphia since November 2022,
- over 210 migrants to Denver since May 2023,
- and over 40 migrants to Los Angeles since June 14th.
