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May 12, 2023 | Austin, Texas | Press Release

Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard are continuing to work together to secure the border; stop the smuggling of drugs, weapons, and people into Texas; and prevent, detect, and interdict transnational criminal behavior between ports of entry.

Since the launch of Operation Lone Star, the multi-agency effort has led to over 373,000 illegal immigrant apprehensions and more than 28,000 criminal arrests, with more than 25,000 felony charges reported. In the fight against fentanyl, Texas law enforcement has seized over 402 million lethal doses of fentanyl during this border mission.

Operation Lone Star continues to fill the dangerous gaps left by the Biden Administration's refusal to secure the border. Every individual who is apprehended or arrested and every ounce of drugs seized would have otherwise made their way into communities across Texas and the nation due to President Joe Biden's open border policies.

RECENT HIGHLIGHTS FROM OPERATION LONE STAR:

Governor Abbott Deploys New Texas Tactical Border Force

Governor Abbott on Monday announced the deployment of the new Texas Tactical Border Force to the Texas-Mexico border to respond to the growing border crisis. With President Biden ending Title 42 yesterday, the Governor is enhancing Texas unprecedented border security efforts with the tactical deployment of hundreds of Texas National Guard soldiers to join the thousands already deployed as part of Operation Lone Star and serve on the new border force for targeted responses as the nation braces for a spike in illegal immigration.

With the ending of Title 42 on Thursday, President Biden is laying down the welcome mat to people across the entire world, but Texas is deploying our new Texas Tactical Border Force, said Governor Abbott. "The Texas National Guard is loading Blackhawk helicopters and C-130s and deploying specially trained soldiers for the Texas Tactical Border Force, who will be deployed to hotspots all along the border to help intercept and repel large groups of migrants trying to enter Texas illegally.

Read more about the new Texas Tactical Border Force.

WATCH: Governor Abbott, Border Czar Banks Discuss New Texas Border Force

On Thursday, Governor Abbott and Texas Border Czar Mike Banks spoke with Fox News in their first joint interview about the unprecedented surge of illegal immigrants President Biden is inviting into our country as Title 42 ends this week. The ending of Title 42 marks the latest effort by the Biden Administration to dismantle every effective border security measure enacted by the previous administration, which had reduced illegal border crossings to the lowest levels in decades before skyrocketing under President Biden.

If President Biden had not eliminated all of those policies, we would not be having the catastrophe we have today, said Governor Abbott. The border has been open under the Biden Administration, which is enticing people to come here illegally.

Until there are consequences for someone trying to enter this country illegally, [migrants] are going to continue to come, said Border Czar Banks, highlighting the situation he has observed as part ofhis border security duties. This is absolutely devastating the state and communities in Texas. We cannot continue to sit back and allow the federal government to let thousands and thousands of people into Texas and the rest of the United States.

WATCH: Governor Abbott Details Chaos Caused By President Biden's Policies

Governor Abbott spoke with Fox News Sunday this week about the Biden Administrations complete refusal to enforce federal immigration laws that has created a national security crisis along Americas southern border. Noting the stark change of direction President Biden took on the nation's border security, Governor Abbott discussed how the previously effective policiesincluding Remain in Mexico, Title 42, ending catch-and-release, and building a border wallhad sent a message to the entire world that the border was closed.

Only when President Biden came into office and eliminated all those policies and laid down a welcome mat to the entire world that we suddenly have this chaos, said Governor Abbott. President Biden is sending 1,500 soldiers to the border to do paperwork. That is not going to secure the border. We need not 1,500 soldiers; we need 15,000 or 150,000 to secure the border because of the open border policies of the Biden Administration. This is a day late and tens of thousands of soldier too few.

WATCH: Governor Abbott Highlights Robust Deterrence Efforts Along Border

On Wednesday, Governor Abbott joined Fox News' Jesse Watters to discuss the effective deterrence measures Operation Lone Star and the new Texas Tactical Border Force are employing to stem the influx of illegal immigrants entering Texas. Barriers such as razor wire have been installed at locations along the border identified as hotspots for illegal crossings.

Last December, there was a long line of migrants outside of El Paso trying to get in, said Governor Abbott. We set up a massive razor wire wall thats now 18 miles long. Overnight, the migrants stopped flowing at that location into El Paso. Weve seen this work, and were going to repeat it as often as possible up and down the border.

Texas New Tactical Border Force Immediately Begins RepellingIllegal Crossings

Ahead of Title 42 ending yesterday, Governor Abbott deployed the states new Texas Tactical Border Force to fill in the dangerous gaps created by President Bidens ongoing open border policies. The Texas Tactical Border Force immediately began efforts to intercept and repel illegal crossings at hotspots along the Texas-Mexico border.

Governor Abbotts Busing Mission Sends Over 17,000 Migrants To Sanctuary Cities

To provide much-needed relief to overrun Texas border communities, Governor Abbott has bused more than 17,000 migrants to sanctuary cities Chicago, Philadelphia, New York City, and Washington, D.C.

WATCH: DPS Lt. Olivarez Illustrates Texas Enhanced Border Security Efforts

DPS Lt. Chris Olivarez and National Border Patrol Council President Brandon Judd joined Fox News this week to provide an update on Texas enhanced border security efforts as Title 42 ends. Despite President Bidens ongoing attempts to undermine Americas immigration laws by abolishing every effective border security policy, Texas is working harder than ever to proactively protect Texans against the surge of illegal border crossings.

We will continue to take action and address any threats that we see along the border, said Lt. Olivarez. We have to also focus on the criminal activity that will be taking place because of Title 42 ending. There will be an increase in human smuggling, drug smuggling, and gotaways because every federal resource is now going to be pulled from the frontlines. Now, were going to have to step in to fill that void.

WATCH: DPS Lt. Olivarez Stresses Role Of Operation Lone Star In Stemming Chaos

DPS Lt. Olivarez highlighted to Fox News the critical role DPS and the Texas National Guard play in containing the chaos created by President Bidens open border policies. Operation Lone Star partners have been working around the clock to prepare for the end of Title 42, which as the Biden Administration estimates will encourage up to 13,000 migrants to cross the border illegally each day.

Were facing pressure [ahead of Title 42s end], but weve been facing pressure for the past two years since this crisis first started, said Lt. Olivarez. This is happening because the federal government took away every single policy and tool that was working. Were always looking for ways to expand operations. With Title 42 about to be lifted [Thursday night], we are here at ground zero.

WATCH: Texas National Guard Fortifies Border Barriers As Title 42 Ends

Following Governor Abbotts deployment this week of the new Texas Tactical Border Force, specially trained Texas National Guard soldiers arrived at hotspots along the border to repel and turnback migrants attempting to enter Texas illegally.

Were increasing the size of our position by around six miles of 3-2-1 strand concertina wire, said Major Sean Storrud, commander, Task Force West, El Paso. These engineers are building over half-a-mile of 3-2-1 concertina wire barrier on a daily basis. Our goal is to cut off access to the United States from the Mexico side of the border. We have seen the effects where we have substantially reduced the number of migrants crossing into El Paso.

Texas National Guard Deploys Hundreds Of Additional Troops To Border Region

In response to the increasing number of illegal immigrants attempting to cross the border ahead of the Biden Administration's decision to end Title 42, on Tuesday the Texas National Guard deployed hundreds of additional soldiers and airmen to hotspots along the Texas-Mexico border. Governor Abbott this week ordered the deployment of additional soldiers to El Paso, who arrived via four C-130s.

Texas National Guard engineers in El Paso have been constructing miles of razor wire barriers to stem the influx of illegal immigrants into Texas communities.

WATCH: DPS Lt. Olivarez Says President Biden Is Enabling Mass Migration Crisis

DPS Lt. Olivarez joined Fox Business on Wednesday to discuss Governor Abbotts deployment of the new Texas Tactical Border Force to curb mass migration before Title 42 ends. While the Biden Administration is sending 1,500 troops to the southern border for civilian and administrative work, the Governor this week deployed a specialized tactical unit of trained Texas National Guard soldiers to repel mass migration and respond to this Biden-made crisis.

The federal government is allowing the influx of mass migration these past two years, said Lt. Olivarez. Theyve had two years to put a plan into place, but they have not done so. They want to create amnesty for the large groups of illegal immigrants, which is not going to stem the flow across the border.

WATCH: DPS Lt. Olivarez Points To Critical Level Of Migrants Amassing At Border

Earlier this week, DPS Lt. Olivarez provided an update to Fox News about the critical situation developing along the border as Title 42 ends, with large groups of migrants waiting to pour across the border into America. The new Texas Tactical Border Force began working with Operation Lone Star partners and law enforcement officials this week to prevent a surge in criminal activity that is also anticipated following the policy's ending.

Over the past two years, the number [of illegal border crossings] have fluctuated between 7,000-8,000 a day, but just in the past few days, weve hit well over 10,000 encounters in a single day, said Lt. Olivarez. Its not just large groups of people coming across. We cannot lose focus on whats happening behind the scenes as well. People are trying to avoid capture, and drugs are coming across. The Mexican drug cartels are looking forward to the end of Title 42.

Texas National Guard Helps DPS Apprehend Illegal Immigrants On Private Land

Texas National Guard soldiers assisted DPS in the tracking and apprehension of illegal immigrants trespassing on private property. The illegal immigrants set off motion sensor cameras, which alerted DPS troopers and Texas National Guard soldiers.

The Operation Lone Star partners coordinate on border security missions, which includes troopers deploying drone teams to effectively locate illegal immigrants and sharing those coordinates with troopers and soldiers to catch and apprehend migrants crossing illegally.

WATCH: DPS Seizes 38 Pounds of Methamphetamine In One Traffic Stop

DPS seized 38 lbs. of methamphetamine after a traffic stop on US-90 in Uvalde County last week. A trooper stopped an SUV, and several illegal immigrants bailed out and ran toward the brush. Two were apprehended with the assistance of Border Patrol, and authorities found their backpacks were filled with methamphetamine. The driver from Houston was arrested and faces criminal charges for human smuggling and engaging in organized crime.

DPS Trooper Disrupts Human Smuggling Attempt With Five Illegal Immigrants

A DPS trooper disrupted a human smuggling attempt in Val Verde County this week. A female driver from Ukraine and male passenger from Houston were arrested and face criminal charges for human smuggling after troopers found five illegal immigrants from Honduras inside the vehicle. The couple was attempting to smuggle them to San Antonio in exchange for $1,500 a person.

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Gov. Henry McMaster on Election Day, Nov. 8, 2022. (FILE/WCIV)

Gov. Henry McMaster wasted little to no time reacting to US Title 42 expiring at Midnight Friday morning, issuing an executive order to SLED.

The Governor posted his letter to the chief of the State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) Mark Keel on Twitter Friday, ordering that airports notify the state of illegal immigrants within the airport at any point in time.

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This comes in response to the end of Title 42, a COVID-19 public health emergency order that allowed border agents to prevent immigration at the U.S. - Mexico border on the grounds of medical concerns. Ultimately denying those seeking Asylum from entering the country.

It was put in place in March 2020, during the Trump Administration. President Biden originally planned to end the order in 2022, but a lawsuit kept in place until midnight on March 12.

The Governor pointed out in his letter concerns about the number of people expected to cross the border, ultimately issuing the request to SLED on Thursday.

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DES MOINESIowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced new claims in her lawsuit against the Biden Administrations illegal immigration parole action. Those new claims challenge the Biden Administrations attempt to use immigration parole to release illegal immigrants into the country while record numbers flood the southern border.

The original lawsuit challenged the Biden Administrations immigration parole program, which allows 360,000 aliens from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela to settle in the United States every year. The program effectively created a new visa program for otherwise illegal immigrantswithout any action from Congress.

On Tuesday, 48 hours before the expiration of the Title 42 border security policy, the Department of Homeland Security took actionto allow mass-parole for illegal aliens crossing the southern border. Historically, parolees were expected to appear for a hearing within sixty days of arrival. With the new expansion, known as Parole with Conditions, that 60 days can be extended indefinitely, effectively releasing illegal aliens into the heartland.

At a time where we have record numbers of illegal immigrants flooding our southern border, the Biden Administration decided to make things worse, said Attorney General Bird. Americans are dying from the drugs flowing into our communities. Women and children are being trafficked. But rather than secure our southern border, President Biden continues to weaken it. Thats why Im suing the Biden Administration over their illegal border actions and fighting to keep Iowans safe.

The Attorney Generals office is seeking an immediate temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to stop the new, unlawful policy from going into effect.

Attorney General Bird joined 12 other states in amendments to the Texas-led lawsuit.

Read the amendments to the complaint here.

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uniform in McAllen, Texas, on January 15, 2019. Research finds periods of reduced illegal immigration have occurred not due to enforcement but economic and demographic changes and opening legal pathways. (SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP/Getty Images)AFP/Getty Images

Whenever migration increases at the Southwest border, many members of Congress follow conventional wisdom and call for new enforcement measures. When those actions fail to reduce illegal migration, elected officials complain the policies werent harsh enough. However, it turns out the politicians have been mistaken. While enforcement can play a role, history shows ratcheting up immigration enforcement is an ineffective way to reduce unlawful entry into the United States.

The National Foundation for American Policy examined 100 years of Border Patrol apprehensions data for a new report and found periods of reduced illegal entry occurred not because of enforcement but due to economic and demographic changes and the U.S. government opening legal pathways. (The article has been updated to reflect the release of the report.)

Apprehensions at the Southwest border are a proxy for illegal migration, with lower apprehension numbers generally meaning fewer migrants attempting to cross the border unlawfully. In 1954, INS Commissioner Joseph Swing liberalized rules for the Bracero program to encourage growers to use legal Mexican farmworkers rather than unauthorized migrants. The impact on illegal entry was extraordinary. Between 1953 and 1959, Border Patrol apprehensions declined by 96% (from 835,311 to 32,996), indicating relatively few people were crossing the border without authorization.

The Bracero program proved to be the most effective policy the U.S. government has ever established to reduce illegal entry. According to the Congressional Research Service, Without question the Bracero program was . . . instrumental in ending the illegal alien problem of the mid-1940s and 1950s.

Congress discontinued the Bracero program in 1964, primarily due to complaints from labor unions. The lack of reliable visa categories to replace Bracero for work on farms and in sectors like construction and hospitality contributed to the significant rise in illegal entry over the next three decades.

In 1994, in response to political pressure, the Clinton administration and the Border Patrol launched Operation Gatekeeper in the San Diego Sector and expanded it to other areas. The goal was to discourage illegal entry by building up agents and resources in high-travel areas for migrants.

The Border Patrol strategy of prevention through deterrence has continued in various forms up to the present and has produced unintended consequences. Increased enforcement encouraged unauthorized immigrants to stay in the United States long term rather than risk death or apprehension on frequent trips. The undocumented population increased from 3 million to 12 million between 1986 and 2008, while there was a fivefold increase in the number of U.S. Border Patrol officers, noted Princeton professor Douglas S. Massey. More unsettling, making traveling across the border more dangerous has contributed to over 9,000 deaths among migrants since 1998.

Beginning in the mid-2000s, the story of Mexican migration to the United States took a surprising turn. Between FY 2005 and FY 2015, apprehensions of Mexicans along the Southwest border declined by 82%, from 1,106,40 to 186,017. In other words, by the time Donald Trump came down an escalator in 2015 to warn Americans about immigrants from Mexico, Mexicans had, for the most part, stopped coming to the United States illegally in significant numbers. More Mexicans used legal H-2A visas (for farm work) and H-2B visas (nonagricultural seasonal work), with demographics and economics playing substantial roles. (The H-2A and H-2B categories were part of a 1986 law.)

Between 1960 and 2008, the average Mexican family size dropped from 6.8 to 2.1 children, reducing the pool of young men migrating to the United States. Also, the demand for Mexican labor fell in construction and other sectors in the United States, leading to lower rates of migration for Mexican men, according to UCLA professor Andres Villarreal, who conducted an analysis of the migration decline.

Central Americans, driven by violence and economic desperation, replaced some of the Mexican flow. That began during the Obama administration and has continued up to the present. The Trump administration did not prevent Central Americans from coming to the United States. One telling indicator: Pending asylum cases rose 300% between FY 2016 and FY 2020 (from 163,451 to 614,751), according to Syracuse Universitys TRAC. If Trumps immigration policies deterred people from coming to America, asylum applications would have fallen, not risen significantly.

Border Patrol data show the Trump administrations use of more punitive immigration enforcement policies did not reduce illegal entry. Southwest border apprehensions rose over 100% between FY 2016 and FY 2019 (from 408,870 to 851,508).

After the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020, Border Patrol encounters at first declined. But that didnt last: Encounters on the Southwest border increased from 16,182 in April 2020 to 69,032 by October 2020, a 327% increase. (The Border Patrol reported encounters rather than apprehensions starting in March 2020 because of the Title 42 health authority.)

The Western Hemisphere has seen a historic refugee crisis, even though much public discussion has labeled it a border issue. Experts note the Biden administration lost the framing debate by failing to define what has happened as primarily an unprecedented flow of refugees, even if many of the refugees are also seeking work to support their families. The increase of people coming from countries that have experienced significant political and economic upheaval, notably Venezuela, Cuba, Haiti and Nicaragua, continued from the Trump years into the Biden administration. Mounting violent crime and political upheaval have also prompted people from Peru, Ecuador and Colombia to leave their countries, reports the Wall Street Journal.

The winding down of the Covid-19 pandemic and an improving U.S. economy have encouraged the flow of people north since 2021. The Biden administration maintained the Trump administrations Title 42 health restrictions that largely blocked people from applying for asylum at ports of entry. That caused more individuals and families to enter unlawfully and turn themselves in to Border Patrol agents to apply for asylum, driving up encounter numbers and giving Biden bad press.

In January 2023, the Biden administration hit upon a way to reduce illegal entry by opening up legal pathways. The president announced parole programs for up to 30,000 individuals a month from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela to enter the United States with a U.S. sponsor. The parole programs have produced dramatic results.

The number of Border Patrol encounters at the Southwest border declined by 95% for Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela as a group between December 2022 and March 2023, according to a National Foundation for American Policy analysis. Border Patrol encounters for all other countries not in the parole programs increased by 15% during this period. Despite this success in reducing illegal entry, Republican state attorneys general, who have decried illegal immigration, have filed a lawsuit to end the parole programs, arguing they exceed DHS authority. Republican members of Congress also want to stop the parole programs.

The Biden administration announced it would establish immigration processing centers throughout Latin America to help slow down the number of migrants coming to the U.S., reported Politico. Expanded refugee processing in the region would discourage illegal entry, though greater use of parole to reunite Central American families and allowing more appointments for asylum via the CBP One app, both mentioned in the DHS-State Department plan, would help.

Analysts agree some level of enforcement is needed to deter illegal immigration, but the history of the past 100 years provides two lessons. The first lesson is that increased enforcement is unlikely to be effective in reducing illegal entry, but opening pathways to enter and work legally, along with economic and demographic changes, are likely to succeed. The second lesson is we should anticipate that many members of Congress will ignore the first lesson and continue to see increased enforcement as the way to reduce illegal immigration.

I am the executive director of the National Foundation for American Policy, a non-partisan public policy research organization focusing on trade, immigration and related issues based in Arlington, Virginia. From August 2001 to January 2003, I served as Executive Associate Commissioner for Policy and Planning and Counselor to the Commissioner at the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Before that I spent four and a half years on Capitol Hill on the Senate Immigration Subcommittee, first for Senator Spencer Abraham and then as Staff Director of the subcommittee for Senator Sam Brownback. I have published articles in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and other publications. I am the author of a non-fiction book called Immigration.

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As the U.S. braces for the end of Title 42, New York City is reportedly considering closing down some city streets to temporarily shelter migrants after running out of available housing for asylum seekers.

A memo, obtained by CBS2, reveals NYC officials are reviewing plans to block off large sections of the street to aid the thousands of migrants seeking shelter in New York.

The memo suggested placing shipping containers or foldable tiny homes of 420 square feet in the streets to house the homeless migrants who arrive in the city, according to CBS2.

"Being on the street bed would provide access to water, sewer and electricity and could then support trailers or modular/prefabricated housing," the confidential memo reportedly said.

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A U.S. Border Patrol agent talks with asylum-seekers waiting between the double fence along the U.S.-Mexico border near Tijuana, Mexico, Monday, May 8, 2023, in San Diego. The migrants wait between the fences to be processed by U.S. Border Patrol agents. (Denis Poroy)

Mohamed Ahmed, CEO and co-founder of Hapi Homes, told CBS2 he has been in contact with the city about supplying tiny homes for the project.

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"We currently have a model, currently right now it's 420 square feet. It's a two-bedroom, and it's a foldable unit that can be deployed on site," Ahmed told the outlet.

The office of Mayor Eric Adams did not say whether the city would move forward with the reported plan outlined in the memo, but it did tell Fox News Digital that officials were considering all options.

The mayor's office told Fox that the city reached its limit for available temporary migrant housing, forcing them to use unconventional measures in order to deal with the situation.

"Weve been clear that the burden of caring for asylum seekers shouldnt fall on any one city alone. We have reached our limit of new shelters that we can open right now, and we currently have no other option but to temporarily house recent arrivals in gyms," Fabien Levy, press secretary to Adams, told Fox News Digital Wednesday.

An aerial view of migrants wait to cross the Rio Bravo into the United States before the Title 42 policy, which allows for the immediate expulsion of irregular migrants entering the country, comes to an end, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico on May 8, 2023. (Christian Torres Chavez/Anadolu Agency)

The new migrant housing considerations come as Title 42, the pandemic-era policy used to manage the border crisis by allowing the immediate expulsion of migrants from the U.S. for public health reasons, is set to expire on May 11.

"With Title 42 set to be lifted this week, we expect more to arrive in our city daily," Levy said, calling for federal support to deal with the situation. "We are considering a multitude of options, but, as weve been saying for a year, we desperately need federal and state support to manage this crisis."

Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-N.Y., declared a state of emergency Tuesday evening ahead of the Trump-era policy's expiration, after already dealing with the 60,000 migrants who arrived in NYC from the southern border.

Counties in the New York suburbs, such as Orange County and Rockland counties, also declared a state of emergency after hearing of state Democrat plans to bus migrants to upstate counties across the Empire State.

"We're closely monitoring the situation as the lifting ofTitle42approaches. We've already seen a massive increase of asylum seekers arriving in recent days and seeing over 500 asylum seekers entering our care on some days," Levy said in a statement to Fox.

Migrants cross a barbed-wire barrier into the United States from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Tuesday, May 9, 2023. The U.S. is preparing for the Thursday, May 11 end of the Title 42 policy, linked to the coronavirus pandemic that allowed it to quickly expel many migrants seeking asylum. (Christian Chavez)

On top of struggling to house the multitude of migrants seeking asylum in the state under their "right to shelter" law, immigration appointments in New York are reportedly booked out until 2033, meaning many migrants may not see an immigration judge to discuss their stay for another a decade.

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"Its a little concerning that some of them have to wait to 2033 just to appear before you, and then they have to get another two to three years before they even go to an immigration judge," Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, recently said during an immigration hearing.

According to sources at the Customs and Border Protection, officials are apprehending about 10,000 illegal migrants daily, but are expecting even larger numbers in the coming days.

Fox News' Bill Melugin and Danielle Wallace contributed to this report.

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