The increase in encounters at the Texas-Mexico border is a failure of Gov. Greg Abbott's office's stated desire to 'stop this revolving door and deter others considering entering illegally.' 📝: TexasTribune
The number of border encounters has climbed from 114,184 in March 2021, when Operation Lone Star began, to 122,680 in August.According to the Texas Division of Emergency Management, the state has spent over $12 million on trips to transport migrants.has made border security his priority and the centerpiece of his reelection campaign.and sending thousands of National Guard service members and state police to patrol the border with Mexico for months on end in his highly touted Operation Lone Star.
In his weekly border mission updates, Abbott touts successes: 334,000 migrant apprehensions by state officials; 19,000 criminal arrests; seizures of 5,500 weapons and 336 million doses of lethal fentanyl. "All of which would have otherwise made their way into communities across Texas and our country thanks to President Biden's open border policies," his spokesperson Renae Eze said.
"As border communities have been overrun and overwhelmed by this ongoing crisis, Texas has sent significant resources to help our local partners, including financial and law enforcement support and busing migrants to sanctuary cities Washington, D.C., New York City, and Chicago to provide relief," Eze said in a statement responding to a request for comment for this story.
Critics say Abbott needs to explain why the migrant encounters reported by federal authorities at the state's border have remained high 18 months into Operation Lone Star. That has especially been the case under Trump-era programs like Title 42 and remain in Mexico. Both programs allowed immigration officials to send migrants back to Mexico rapidly, leading to an increase in attempts to cross by the same person. During fiscal year 2021, 27% of migrant encounters were with people who had already tried to enter the country at least once during the same fiscal year, according to CBP.
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