Data from Customs and Border Protection shows illegal border crossings have been going down since January.
This week’s Insider Deals are so good you’ll want all of them This data shows a drop in every sector along Texas’ border with Mexico, while sectors in Arizona and California are seeing sharp increases.CBP data shows an overall 2.5-percent drop in illegal crossings during the first six months of fiscal year 2024, when compared to the same time period last year. The largest single month drop came between December 2023 and January 2024.
KPRC 2 recently visited Kinney and Maverick counties, which had previously been some of the most active spots along the border. “We’re down across the board, down in pursuits, down in smuggler apprehensions, and down in bail bailouts,” said Kinney County Sheriff Brad Coe.Coe credits the efforts of Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star and consistent help from Galveston County law enforcement with the drop in border-related cases. Miles of chain link fence and concertina wire have been installed near Eagle Pass, along with buoys in the river and a flood of military and state police patrols.
“These people are at risk coming through here, and unless we come down here and help; they’re overwhelmed,” said Galveston County Pct. 4 Constable Justin West. “Us being here is a force multiplier for these counties.”Olivarez said the decrease in illegal border crossings has freed up DPS resources to focus more on human smuggling operations. While smuggling is not a new problem in Texas, there has been a shift in who is willing to try to cash in on the smuggling trade.
“These are people that are not your typical criminals, they don’t have criminal backgrounds,” said Olivarez. “These are first offenders.”Award winning investigative journalist who joined KPRC 2 in July 2000. Husband and father of the Master of Disaster and Chaos Gremlin. “I don’t drink coffee to wake up, I wake up to drink coffee.”
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