Gov. Greg Abbott says his immigration crackdown has nabbed 887 pounds of fentanyl, for example, but that number is statewide, not from the border. GregAbbott Texas Border OperationLoneStar Immigration TexasRepublicans
"Oh, did I say '“Texas is going to start arresting everybody coming across the border," Abbott told Fox News on June 3 of last year, adding that those picked up would face serious charges yielding six months to a year in jail. However, DPS numbers show that just 2,900 people have been arrested by state police for allegedly crossing into Texas through private property.
The report by ProPublica, the Tribune and the Marshall Project also fact-checks Abbott's statements on state border-security spending, his claim that Operation Lone Star slashed border crossings and his argument that it's necessary to bus migrants to Washington, D.C. The newsrooms also found those assertions to be misrepresented over overblown.
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