In Texas, Republican Governor Greg Abbott has ordered state National Guard soldiers and state law enforcement officers to apprehend and expel asylum seekers who cross the U.S.-Mexico border — a move immigrant justice advocates have denounced as illegal. This comes as ProPublica and The Texas Tribune report the Justice Department is investigating alleged civil rights violations under Operation Lone Star, a multibillion-dollar immigration and border crackdown ordered by Abbott last year. The program has seen thousands of asylum seekers arrested and jailed — sometimes for weeks — and often without facing charges.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Orders State Police to Return Asylum Seekers to Border
HeadlineJul 08, 2022