Overview

• Since its inception, Operation Lone Star has led to over 509,000 illegal immigrant apprehensions and 42,300 criminal arrests.
• Texas has transported tens of thousands of migrants to major U.S. cities as part of its border strategy.
• Governor Greg Abbott emphasizes the operation's role in countering what he describes as federal government's open border policies.
• The initiative has significantly shifted illegal crossings from Texas to states like California, impacting regional migration patterns.
• Texas law enforcement has seized fatal doses of fentanyl sufficient to potentially impact the entire population of the U.S. and Mexico.