The Texas Department of Public Safety told Fox News it has a new task force named Operation Lone Star to catch “gotaways,” which keeps growing in numbers.
The gotaways are illegal immigrants caught on some form of surveillance but are not caught.
From Fox News:
The new unit is composed of troopers, drone operators and tracking K9s. The Texas Department of Public Safety told Fox that its purpose is to augment resources for U.S. Border Patrol “in detecting, tracking and apprehending illegal immigrants who evade and avoid capture from law enforcement.” It also gathers intelligence, disrupts human smuggling and identifies scouts.”This is in part due to the unprecedented number of gotaways,” spokesperson Lt. Christopher Olivarez told Fox. “We will continue to deploy specialized teams and task forces in strategic areas to address threats against public safety and provide support to our federal partners.”
The Border Patrol announced there were 73,000 gotaways in November 2022, a record high. At least 2,400 illegal immigrants avoided the border patrol every day in November.
The fiscal Year (FY) 2023 began on October 1. There have already been 137,000 gotaways this fiscal year.
FY2022 had 600,000 gotaways.
FY2021 had 389,155 gotaways.
Fox News’s Bill Melugin, who is the best reporter on the border beat, witnessed the new task force apprehend 50 single adults in one hour.
These people came from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico.
Melugin and the task force also saw cartel scouts watching them across the border in Mexico.
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