The state of Texas builds a new wall in the city of Brownsville prevent the migrants People without papers cross the border. This is what he announced Greg Abbottthe governor of Texas, on his social networks.

The construction of this barrier is one of the measures taken by the Operation Lone Star, which Texas is pushing to stop migration. The wall has 2.5 meters high, 4 meters wideand it is wrapped in barbed wire to keep people from climbing in and getting hurt.

“Texas is the first and only state to take this historic step to secure our border,” the Republican governor said on X (formerly Twitter).

The place where this fence was built is busy with people wanting to enter the United States through Texas.

“People come up and open the wire and keep the traffic moving. They will have to cut a lot more to get through the anti-climb barrier,” he explained. Chris Danielsthe captain of the Texas National Guard, in a statement.

“What we’re trying to do is put up a barrier that will allow Task Force South, the Department of Public Safety, whoever is here, and some of the drone teams to hopefully intercept these bad actors and prevent them from manipulating these barriershe added.

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It’s not the only obstacle migrants face reaching Texas.

They must also pass a chain of orange buoys in the Rio Grande, which were also placed by Governor Greg Abbott.

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What is Operation Lone Star?

According to the Abbott government, the purpose of Operation Lone Star is to secure the border with Texas. Since its inception, border authorities have made 488,500 arrests of undocumented immigrants.

“In the fight against the fentanyl crisis, Texas law enforcement seized more than 450 million lethal doses of fentanyl during this border mission.” (JO)