DOJ Investigating Texas' Operation Lone Star for Alleged Civil Rights Violations
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Under the initiative, the state has deployed more than 10,000 National Guard members and Department of Public Safety troopers to the border with Mexico and built some fencing.
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Under the initiative, the state has deployed more than 10,000 National Guard members and Department of Public Safety troopers to the border with Mexico and built some fencing.
Operation Lone Star, which was launched last year in Texas amid surging border crossings, is under investigation by the DOJ, according to public records.
The Department of Justice is investigating alleged civil rights violations under Operation Lone Star, a multibillion-dollar border initiative announced last year by Gov. Greg Abbott, according to state records obtained by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune.
The Department of Justice is investigating alleged civil rights violations under Operation Lone Star, one of several problems with state leaders’ claims of success of the initiative since its 2021 launch, according to state records.
