Operation Lone Star

The controversial new law would allow Texas law enforcement officers and judges to arrest and deport people in the country illegally, powers that have traditionally belonged to the federal government.

Senate Bill 4, the Texas law that allows local police to arrest people suspected of being in the country illegally, is blocked yet again after a late-night order Tuesday from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Implementation of SB 4, a Texas law that allows local and state police officers to arrest people suspected of being in the country illegally, was once again put on hold Monday by the United States Supreme Court.

The law would have allowed local and state police to arrest a person who allegedly entered the country illegally. It was scheduled to go into effect but lawsuits filed by the U.S. Justice Department and civil and immigrant rights groups argued in court the legislation.

The “We Will Resist” campaign, which includes the Border Network for Human Rights and other immigrant advocate organizations has been traveling the state, calling for the repeal of Senate Bill 4 and the end of Operation Lone Star.

Construction of the facility, which will be able to hold more than 2,000 soldiers upon completion, is the latest in the state’s years-long feud with the Biden administration over border security.

The legislation is scheduled to go into effect March 5 and also empowers local judges to order a migrant to return to Mexico. Opponents say the law isn’t just discriminatory — it also interferes with the federal government’s efforts to secure the border.

As a convoy travels throughout Texas to protest President Biden’s immigration policies, Texas Democrats joined human rights experts and advocates on Thursday to push back on harsh border rhetoric.

Amid the growing standoff between the state and federal government on Texas’ southern border, advocacy groups are joining Democrats in a call for the Biden administration to act more forcefully.

The move paves the way for federal officials to remove the wire from the state's border with Mexico.

A North Texas based bus company contracted to transport migrants to sanctuary cities is suing the city of Chicago over intercity bus restrictions.

A woman and two children drowned in the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass on Friday night as they were attempting to cross the U.S. southern border. TPR has confirmed that U.S. Border Patrol was prevented from deploying lifesaving efforts by agents with Operation Lone Star, the controversial Texas border security initiative.