Texas immigration crackdown operation resulted in over 4,000 arrests, DHS says – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

Texas immigration crackdown operation resulted in over 4,000 arrests, DHS says  NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

DHS says Texas Lone Star Mission led to 4,170 arrests statewide, including 879 in North Texas. Officials cite criminal convictions for many. Thousands of arrests in just 10 days — that’s what federal officials say resulted from a recent ICE operation across Texas. U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin announced the results of the immigration enforcement operation during an appearance in Dallas. NBC 5’s Shannon Miller reports on the announcement and the latest details surrounding the statewide operation. U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin announced Thursday in Dallas that a 10-day statewide immigration enforcement operation in Texas resulted in 4,170 arrests. The operation, called Lone Star Mission, involved partnerships between federal immigration officers and Texas sheriff’s offices and police departments.

Mullin said more than 60% of those arrested had criminal backgrounds, including convictions involving murder, sexual assault, drunken driving and immigrant smuggling. “They should have never been on our streets. We were able to make the Lone Star State safer,” Mullin said. Flanked by Enforcement and Removal Operations field office directors from Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, El Paso and Harlingen, Mullin said the operation allowed officers to locate people they had been trying to find for some time. Create a free account with NBC 5 DFW to save articles and videos. “Most of these individuals are looking for,