“As Governors, residents, and citizens across America have seen, every state is now a border state.”
– Governor Greg Abbott
Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard continue to work together to secure the border; stop the smuggling of drugs, weapons, and people into Texas; and prevent, detect, and interdict transnational criminal activity between ports of entry.
Since the launch of Operation Lone Star, the multi-agency effort has led to:
- over 518,300 illegal immigrant apprehensions,
- more than 46,000 criminal arrests, with
- more than 40,000 felony charges.
Texas has also transported:
- Over 12,500 migrants to Washington, D.C. since April 2022
- Over 45,900 migrants to New York City since August 2022
- Over 36,900 migrants to Chicago since August 2022
- Over 3,400 migrants to Philadelphia since November 2022
- Over 19,200 migrants to Denver since May 2023
- Over 1,500 migrants to Los Angeles since June 2023
Texas National Guard Build New Tactical Command Post In Shelby Park
Earlier this week, Texas National Guard soldiers working on Operation Lone Star built a new tactical command post in Shelby Park. The new command post includes eight interconnected tents with generators, hard floors, and air conditioning.
This command post will improve communication between Operation Lone Star personnel and will help soldiers with the rapid, efficient delivery of supplies and support in the event of a mass migration event.
RECENT HIGHLIGHTS FROM OPERATION LONE STAR:
WATCH: Governor Abbott: Every State Is Now Border State Under The Biden-Harris Administration
Yesterday, Governor Abbott joined John Roberts on Fox News to discuss how the Biden-Harris Administration's dangerous open border policies have made every state a border state. The Governor slammed Vice President Kamala Harris for allowing over 11 million illegal immigrants, including dangerous criminals, into the country.
“As Governors, residents, and citizens across America have seen, every state is now a border state,” said Governor Abbott.
“It’s not something that just happens in Texas or Arizona. It happens in Georgia, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin in regard to the importation of fentanyl, to people losing their lives because of criminals and rapists that have been allowed in by Kamala Harris.
"Americans are threatened now more than ever because of the reckless open border policies that were allowed by Kamala Harris," said the governor.
Governor Abbott: Panel Installation Continues At Texas Border Wall In Starr County
Earlier this week on X, Governor Abbott highlighted a video of a panel installation at the Texas border wall in Starr County.
Until President Biden and Vice President Harris secure the border, Texas won’t back down from the fight to secure the border by building more miles of border wall.
