The Latest Breaking News from Operation Lone Star

The lawsuit alleges that four migrants who were arrested under Operation Lone Star remained locked up as long as six weeks after their criminal trespassing cases were dismissed or they served their sentences.

The 3-year-old was being transported as part of the controversial Operation Lone Star border control program.

The trooper’s email raises concerns about heavy-handed tactics used to keep migrants from crossing the US-Mexico border.

The mistake meant about 7,400 soldiers sent to the Texas-Mexico border under Operation Lone Star were hit with higher-than-expected federal income taxes.

New proposal aims to establish taskforce composed of civilians with previous military experience to stop migrants crossing border

The legislation was named for Bishop Evans, who drowned last year trying to rescue migrants in the Rio Grande.

The bill was amended to make the benefits retroactive, supporting the family of a soldier whose name is on the legislation.

While the state guarantees law enforcement officers, like Department of Public Safety troopers, a $500,000 death benefit for their families if they die on duty, National Guard troops who stand shoulder to shoulder with those DPS officers on Operation Lone Star don’t have the same benefit.

Law enforcement officers who serve on Operation Lone Star get a $500,000 death benefit for their survivors if they die on duty. But National Guard troops on the same mission don’t get a dime from the state for their families if they die.