"Texas is launching a new taskforce within OperationLoneStar to detect, track down, & apprehend the record numbers of gotaways into the United States. While Biden does nothing, Texas is taking unprecedented action to secure our border." Texas Gov. Greg Abbott
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced the latest step to increase security at the southern border. Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard issued a press release with a very strong title- "Texas Launches Elite Taskforce To Combat Biden’s Record Gotaways"
"As part of Operation Lone Star, DPS recently launched a new elite border taskforce that includes tracking K9s and drone operators to detect, track down, and apprehend the record numbers of gotaways into the United States. The taskforce will also gather intelligence, disrupt human smuggling, and identify scouts. More than 73,000 gotaways were reported in November alone, and in fiscal year 2022 there were nearly 600,000 gotaways—a stark increase from about 389,000 gotaways in fiscal year 2021."
The elite border taskforce "includes tracking K9s and drone operators to detect, track down, and apprehend the record numbers of gotaways into the United States. The task force will also gather intelligence, disrupt human smuggling, and identify scouts."
“We are sending a message that we do have extra manpower working with Border Patrol. We’ve made an impact, even in just the small area we’ve been working. We’ve been able to make apprehensions, where otherwise there would be no manpower there and these would have been gotaways.” Lt. Olivarez.Texas Department of Safety
The number of gotaways has continued to increase. There were 73,000 gotaways reported in November and 600,000 in the 2022 fiscal year. There were 389,000 gotaways reported in the 2021 fiscal year.
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