Operation Lone Star: Texas Authorities Report Significant Success in Border Security Efforts
Governor Greg Abbott, along with the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) and the Texas National Guard, is actively collaborating on Operation Lone Star to enhance border security. The primary objectives include curbing the smuggling of drugs, weapons, and people into Texas, as well as preventing, detecting, and interdicting transnational criminal activities between ports of entry.
Since the initiation of Operation Lone Star, the combined efforts of these agencies have resulted in the apprehension of over 495,400 illegal immigrants and more than 38,300 criminal arrests, leading to over 34,700 felony charges. In response to the fentanyl crisis, Texas law enforcement has successfully seized over 453 million lethal doses of fentanyl during this border mission.
Texas has transported migrants to various destinations:
- Over 12,500 migrants to Washington, D.C. since April 2022
- Over 37,100 migrants to New York City since August 2022
- Over 30,800 migrants to Chicago since August 2022
- Over 3,400 migrants to Philadelphia since November 2022
- Over 15,700 migrants to Denver since May 18
- Over 1,500 migrants to Los Angeles since June 14
