Fox News: Red state illegal immigration crackdown produces nearly 50K criminal arrests

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Red state illegal immigration crackdown produces nearly 50K criminal arrests

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott gave an update on the state's efforts to crack down on illegal immigration, reporting a decline in illegal crossings by nearly 90%.......                    ...                        ...According to You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, the state's efforts to crack down on illegal immigration and Tren de Aragua (TdA) migrant gang activity have reduced illegal crossings by nearly 90% and resulted in close to 50,000 criminal arrests.......Abbott's office said that the Texas-led campaign called You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login which was first launched in March 2021 and has seen the participation of over a dozen other Republican states, has led to 530,400 illegal immigrant apprehensions and over 49,900 criminal arrests, with more than 42,900 felony charges.......During this operation, Texas also became the first state to build a border wall on its own, continuing border wall construction at strategic points despite You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login putting a stop to it in the early days of his administration.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......"Our top priority is the safety and security of Texans, including against the growing threat of Tren de Aragua," You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login. "We will not allow this gang to operate or gain a foothold in Texas."......The governor's office also said that during Operation Lonestar, Texas law enforcement seized over 620 million You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, which they said is "enough to kill every man, woman, and child in the United States, Mexico, and Canada combined."......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......The office noted that Abbott designated TdA, whose You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login has been sweeping across the nation, a foreign terrorist organization and launched a strike team to target, identify and arrest members of the group.......Texas Department of Public Safety troopers You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login crossing the border on New Year's Eve, one of whom was identified as a possible high-ranking member of the gang.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......The statement also said that Texas has transported a total of 119,400 migrants to Washington, D.C., New York City, Chicago, Philadelphia, Denver and Los Angeles, all of which haveYou are not allowed to view links. Register or Login in place.......Andrew Mahaleris, a spokesperson for Abbott, told Fox News Digital that Operation Lone Star has cost Texas more than $11 billion, all of which was spent on efforts to secure the border, including deploying thousands of Texas National Guard soldiers and DPS troopers, transporting migrants to sanctuary cities, installing strategic barriers, cracking down against violent gangs like TdA, and building new border wall......."Because of these efforts, Texas has decreased illegal crossings into the state by 87%," said Mahaleris. "Texas has held the line against the Biden-Harris border crisis for the past four years, and Governor Abbott looks forward to continuing to work closely with President Trump and his incoming administration to protect our state and the nation." ...

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