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Texas DPS reports steep drop in migrant crossings, large drug and weapons seizures under Operation Lone Star
Summary
Colonel Martin told the Public Safety Commission that statewide illegal crossings fell from about 4,492 on Feb. 12, 2024, to 286 on Feb. 12, 2025, and summarized seizures tied to Operation Lone Star while noting continued criminal arrests and coordination with federal partners.
Colonel Martin provided the Public Safety Commission a status update on Operation Lone Star and said the department has seen a substantial decline in large migrant group crossings while continuing criminal enforcement and large seizures.
"In 2024, we were at about 4,492 on Feb. 12. Yesterday, Feb. 12, 2025, we had 286," Colonel Martin said, describing a reduction he attributed to a range of state actions, including new state statutes, increased penalties, enforcement of state law along border corridors, and rewards for reporting stash houses. He said the drop allowed federal border patrol resources to shift from mass processing toward patrol…
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