Overview

• Texas Governor Greg Abbott is sending over 400 state troops, C-130 aircraft, and Chinook helicopters to the southern border to assist federal border security efforts.
• The Texas Tactical Border Force will collaborate with U.S. Border Patrol agents as part of a coordinated effort with the Trump administration to address illegal immigration.
• This deployment is an extension of Operation Lone Star, a state-led border security initiative Abbott launched in 2021 in response to previous federal immigration policies.
• President Trump has escalated immigration enforcement, including deploying 1,500 active-duty U.S. military personnel to the border and initiating deportation flights using military aircraft.
• Colombian President Gustavo Petro initially resisted accepting deportation flights but reversed his stance after economic threats from the Trump administration.