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Operation Lone Star: More Than 100,000 Apprehended in Rio Grande Valley Alone

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Operation Lone Star: More Than 100,000 Apprehended in Rio Grande Valley Alone
A migrant family from Venezuela illegally crosses the Rio Grande River in Eagle Pass, Texas, at the border with Mexico on June 30, 2022. Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images
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Texas National Guard soldiers have apprehended or encountered more than 103,000 illegal foreign nationals in the Rio Grande Valley alone since Operation Lone Star launched last year.

According to Texas Military Department Task Force East data, these individuals all entered Texas illegally in between ports of entry after being guided by cartel operatives to cross the Rio Grande River into Texas.

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