MISSION, TEXAS - MARCH 23: A Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) boat patrols along the Rio Grande on March 23, 2021 near Mission, Texas. Texas DPS troopers are taking part in Operation Lone Star in supporting U.S. Border Patrol agents to "deny Mexican Cartels and other smugglers the ability to move drugs and people into Texas." A surge of immigrants, including unaccompanied minors crossing into the United States from Mexico is overcrowding processing and detention centers in south Texas. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

AUSTIN — Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard continue to work together with the Trump Administration 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 532,100 illegal immigrant apprehensions and more than 52,400 criminal arrests, with more than 44,500 felony charges. In the fight against the fentanyl crisis, Texas law enforcement has seized over 668 million lethal doses of fentanyl—enough to kill every man, woman, and child in the United States, Mexico, and Canada combined during this border mission.
 
Operation Lone Star continues working to undo the damage done by the Biden Administration. 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 open border policies.   
 
RECENT HIGHLIGHTS FROM OPERATION LONE STAR:

On Monday, Governor Abbott took to X, formally known as Twitter, to highlight the partnership between Texas National Guard soldiers and U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) K-9s as they continue to secure the southern border.  

Texas works side-by-side with the Trump Administration to make America safe again.

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