Texas Governor Greg Abbott said on Thursday that Operation Lone Star, the state's plan to combat undocumented immigrants which was launched in 2021, has led to Texas arresting "49,400+ criminals, issuing 42,500+ felony charges, and seizing over HALF A BILLION deadly fentanyl doses."
However, in that same time span, Texas authorities report a staggering 1,150% rise in smuggling arrests since the launch of the operations, with most of those charged being U.S. citizens unaware of the illegal nature of their actions, as a new sprawling report from The Texas Tribune reveals.
