Operation Lone Star, launched in 2021, is a multi-agency Texas state initiative for border security that involves the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Texas Military Department and has included deployment of state troopers and National Guard personnel.
January 01, 2021
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Ongoing Texas state border security operation initiated in 2021.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) conducts secondary inspections of vehicles and trailers at ports of entry when officers detect irregularities.
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procedural
Routine operational procedure used at ports of entry to identify concealed contraband or anomalies in vehicles and cargo.
Hidden or false compartments built into commercial trailers are a known concealment method used to smuggle firearms, high-capacity magazines, and ammunition across the U.S.–Mexico border.
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method
Concealment modifications to trailers are commonly exploited to transport contraband undetected through land ports of entry.
U.S. Border Patrol has historically conducted more indiscriminate enforcement operations, including workplace raids at commercial sites such as Home Depot.
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Describes enforcement tactics attributed to U.S. Border Patrol in contrast to targeted arrests.