Democratic Sheriff Joe Frank Martinez of Val Verde County says Governor Greg Abbott's border wall 'will help keep our community safe.'
A Democratic Texas sheriff praised Republican Governor Greg Abbott amid the state's border wall construction along the U.S.-Mexico border.Texas is the only U.S. state building its own border wall, spending billions of dollars as part of Abbott's controversial Operation Lone Star, a program that began in March 2021 allowing Texas National Guard soldiers and state troopers to arrest illegal immigrants.
Under Operation Lone Star, Cameron, Maverick, Starr, Val Verde and Webb counties have seen new border wall erected in their communities, according to reporting by the Houston Chronicle. Abbott's latest weekly update into Operation Lone Star states the effort has led to over 511,600 illegal immigrant apprehensions and more than 43,100 criminal arrests, with more than 38,000 felony charges.
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