Texas Gov. Greg Abbott credited the Texas National Guard, on Monday, with stopping over 26,000 potential smuggling events since the start of Operation Lone Star in March 2021.
gave a shout out to the Texas National Guard on Monday, giving it credit for stopping tens of thousands of smuggling attempts between Mexico and the U.S.has blocked over 26,000 potential smuggling events since March 2021," Gov. Abbot said on Twitter."The Lone Star State continues to do more than any state in HISTORY to secure our border."
Requests for specifics about the 26,000"potential smuggling events" were not immediately responded to on Monday by Abbott’s office."Texas National Guardsmen repel and turn-back immigrants trying to cross the border illegally and have successfully recorded more than 26,058 turn-backs," a representative from the Texas Military Department said on Monday."Every person repelled is a potential smuggler or a victim.
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