Abbott Credits Operation Lone Star With Drop In Illegal Border Crossings

Texas National Guard Works To Secure Southern Border In El Paso

Texas National Guard soldiers install border fencing layered with concertina wire near the Rio Grande river on April 02, 2024 in El Paso, Texas. Photo: Brandon Bell / Getty Images News / Getty Images

Gov. Greg Abbott is crediting his border security initiative with a recent decrease in the number of illegal border crossings. Abbott pointed out in a recent TV interview that the number of illegals trying to cross the Rio Grande has dropped in the first three-months of this year. He linked the decrease to the state National Guard's seizure of a 50-acre park in Eagle Pass as part of Operation Lone Star. Abbott launched the initiative in March 2021.

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