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Washington Examiner: Texas Stopped 8,721 Human Smugglers in 2 Years

04-28-2023
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The @TxDPS Brush Team located & arrested 14 illegal immigrants dressed in camouflage for criminal trespass on a private ranch in Kinney County. (Photo Credit: Texas Department of Public Safety)
The @TxDPS Brush Team located & arrested 14 illegal immigrants dressed in camouflage for criminal trespass on a private ranch in Kinney County. (Photo Credit: Texas Department of Public Safety)

Texas has been working hard to address one major aspect of the ongoing humanitarian crisis along the U.S.-Mexico border – aiming to halt human smuggling into the Lone Star State.

According to the Washington Examiner, over the past two years Texas Highway Patrol officers put a stop to more than 8,721 human smugglers. The strategy to surge state troopers to the border was launched by Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) at the beginning of 2021.

Videos from the state troopers show tense moments during numerous highway stops. In the instance below, Texas Highway Patrol reports that three adults and two children were safely rescued unharmed after officers arrested a smuggler and scout last month in a human trafficking operation.

WATCH: CBN News interviewed Anna Giaritelli, Homeland Security Correspondent with the Washington Examiner. That interview is posted at the top of this story.

READ: 'The Cartels Control Our Entire Border': Immigration Crisis Ignites Push for Texas to Take Major Action

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