Operation Lone Star Strategies Combat Drug, Human Smuggling

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 489,500 illegal immigrant apprehensions and more than 37,500 criminal arrests, with more than 34,100 felony charges reported. In the fight against the fentanyl crisis, Texas law enforcement has seized over 450 million lethal doses of fentanyl during this border mission.

Texas has also bussed:

Over 12,500 migrants to Washington, D.C. since April 2022.

Over 29,300 migrants to New York City since August 2022.

Over 23,800 migrants to Chicago since August 2022.

Over 3,300 migrants to Philadelphia since November 2022.

Over 10,300 migrants to Denver since May 18.

Over 1,200 migrants to Los Angeles since June 14.

Operation Lone Star continues to fill the dangerous gaps created by the Biden Administration’s refusal to secure the border.

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.