Texas lines up boats to stem flow of undocumented immigrants over Rio Grande
Border Crime
by: Sandra Sanchez
Posted: Dec 6, 2021 / 07:06 PM CST / Updated: Dec 6, 2021 / 08:09 PM CST
Texas DPS is spearheading a boat blockade of the Rio Grande south of the town of La Joya, Texas, where at least 17 manned boats are positioned facing Mexico. The blockade started Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021. (Photo by Texas DPS Tweet)
McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — Under Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s command, the Department of Public Safety has formed a boat blockade on the Rio Grande to keep undocumented migrants out of South Texas.
DPS officials on Sunday posted a video taken by air showing at least 17 boats spaced out on the U.S. side of the river near the town of La Joya.
A DPS Tweet called the “enhanced operations” necessary “to stop the flow of migrants entering TX illegally.” And it said the “heavy presence on the river” is part of Operation Lone Star, a state-funded Abbott-led initiative to guard the Texas-Mexico border.
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