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5-year anniversary of Operation Lone Star, nearly 540,000 apprehended

Operation Lone Star has apprehended over 538,000 illegal foreign nationals and deterred 157,112 illegal entries while targeting gangs and transnational criminal networks.

  • Texas border security mission Operation Lone Star reached its five-year anniversary in March, having apprehended 538,141 illegal foreign nationals since March 2021 according to OLS data obtained by The Center Square.
  • Gov. Greg Abbott launched the mission on March 4, 2021, responding to unprecedented illegal border crossers and crime within the first months of the Biden administration.
  • OLS officers have made 63,659 criminal arrests and 12,392 criminal trespass arrests, with authorities pursuing 5,135 bailouts when illegal border crossers engage in high-speed chases and evade capture.
  • Sheriff Eric Fagan honored Fort Bend County Sheriff Deputy Kenneth Lewis, who was killed earlier this month by a man in the country illegally while assisting stranded motorists on the Katy Freeway.
  • Operation Lone Star 2.0 now targets foreign terrorist organizations like Tren de Aragua, as Texas's newly developed Homeland Security Division focuses on counterterrorism with intelligence services.
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5-year anniversary of Operation Lone Star, nearly 540,000 apprehended

(The Center Square) – Texas’ border security mission, Operation Lone Star, reached a milestone in March, its five-year anniversary.

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EXCLUSIVE: 5-year anniversary of Operation Lone Star, nearly 540,000 apprehended

(The Center Square) – Texas’ border security mission, Operation Lone Star, reached a milestone in March, its five-year anniversary.

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The Indiana Gazette Online broke the news in Indiana, United States on Tuesday, March 24, 2026.
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