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Report disputes Texas' claim that its 'Lone Star Operation' has deterred migrant crossings

Border wall between the U.S. and Mexico (Credit: Reuters / JORGE DUENES)

Texas authorities have recently claimed that its "Lone Star Operation," aimed at deterring migration into the state, have led to an almost 90% decline from its peak.

Mike Banks, Special Advisor on Border Matters under Gov. Greg Abbott said that the concrete figure is 87% and that, as a result, the federal government has opted to temporarily move agents from the state's ports of entry to others in Arizona, California and New Mexico.

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