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Operation Lone Star

Texas Tactical Border Force guardsmen dressed in uniforms sit on a bus at the airport in El Paso, Texas.
Closing Argument March 30
This Ain’t Just Texas: More States Want Power to Wage ‘War’ on Migrants
Several states are sending troops to the Southern border, even as the legal battle over immigration enforcement rages on.
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A photo illustration shows Governor Greg Abbott's face torn in half, with one half of his face brighter and the other half of his face slightly darker. There is also an image of migrants crossing the Rio Grande River, a portion of a spreadsheet showing border security costs, powdered fentanyl near hundred dollar bills, and torn sections of trees and sky.
Analysis April 27, 2022
Reality Check: 7 Times Texas Leaders Misled the Public About Operation Lone Star
As reporters investigated Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s border initiative, they repeatedly found instances where Abbott and DPS officials cited accomplishments that lacked crucial context or were misleading. Here are a few examples.
By Lomi Kriel and Perla Trevizo, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, Kengo Tsutsumi, ProPublica and , The Marshall Project
Images of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, former Gov. Rick Perry, people being arrested for crossing the border illegally, and sky and brush are overlaid on a timeline shown by a grid that starts from 2005 and goes just past 2020.
Analysis April 18, 2022
Texans Spend Billions on Border Operations. What Do They Get in Return?
Rick Perry and Greg Abbott have launched widely publicized and costly border initiatives for nearly two decades — often during reelection season or while eyeing higher office.
BY Lomi Kriel AND Perla Trevizo, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune AND
News April 4, 2022
Texas Border Operation’s Largest Share of Arrests: Trespassing On Private Property
About 40% of people arrested by Operation Lone Star over seven months face only this charge. They often spend months in prison, but the tactic does not appear to have slowed migration.
BY Jolie Mccullough, The Texas Tribune
Feature March 21, 2022
Texas Says Its Multi-Billion Dollar Border Operation Is Working. The Evidence Tells a Different Story.
Arrests of U.S. citizens hundreds of miles from the border. Drug busts from across the state. Changing statistics. The data Texas Gov. Greg Abbott uses to boast about Operation Lone Star raises more questions than answers.
BY Lomi Kriel AND Perla Trevizo, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, AND
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