{"id":2206294,"date":"2024-03-26T08:16:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T12:16:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-than-100-sheriffs-express-support-for-operation-lone-star\/"},"modified":"2024-03-26T08:17:42","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T12:17:42","slug":"more-than-100-sheriffs-express-support-for-operation-lone-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-than-100-sheriffs-express-support-for-operation-lone-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 100 sheriffs back Operation Lone Star"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmore-than-100-sheriffs-express-support-for-operation-lone-star%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2206294&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Over 100 Texas sheriffs support Gov. Abbott&#8217;s Operation Lone Star for \u2064border \u2064security, labeling the crisis a &#8220;constitutional crisis \u200cand crimes against humanity.&#8221; Led by \u2063Sheriff Larry Smith, they demand immediate\u2064 lawful border security, citing dangers posed by unvetted individuals. They point to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/saudi-court-jails-womens-rights-activist-posing-challenge-for-biden\/\" title=\"Saudi court jails women\u2019s rights activist, posing challenge for Biden\">human rights violations<\/a> and emphasize the deliberate nature of \u2063weaponized \u200dmigration across\u2062 the border. More than 100 Texas sheriffs are \u200bbacking Governor Abbott&#8217;s Operation Lone Star to enhance border security. They have characterized the situation as a &#8220;constitutional crisis and \u200bcrimes against humanity.\u201d Led by Sheriff Larry Smith,\u2062 the sheriffs are advocating for \u2063prompt and legal border security measures due to the risks associated with unvetted \u2063individuals. They are highlighting human rights breaches and underscoring the deliberate use of weaponized migration along the border.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>(The Center Square) \u2013 More than 100 sheriffs in Texas expressed support for Gov. Greg Abbott\u2019s border security effort, Operation Lone Star. They also are calling for the border crisis to be declared a \u201cUnited States constitutional crisis and crimes against humanity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a letter to the governor, the sheriffs \u201crespectfully request that our Texas border be immediately secured by any lawful means.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They also reiterated their commitment to their oath to \u201cfaithfully preserve, protect and defend the Constitution,\u201d federal and state laws, and American citizens.<\/p>\n<p>Led by Smith County Sheriff Larry Smith, president of the Sheriffs\u2019 Association of Texas, the sheriffs said the unprecedented atrocities occurring at the border are \u201cindisputable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnvetted migrants crossing into Texas for more than 120 countries include cartel members, gang members, known or suspected terrorists, and human traffickers \u2013 all of whom pose a clear and present danger to America and her citizens. The influx of illegal drugs has irreversibly damaged our communities. Amassed deaths by illicit drugs originated from Mexico alone (more than 100,000 deaths per year) could be considered a weapon of mass destruction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEqually alarming is how our unsecured border is directly responsible for numerous criminal victimizations of citizens and non-citizens as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rand-paul-mlb-might-be-a-little-too-woke-if-league-does-business-with-chinese-communists-while-boycotting-georgia\/\" title=\"Rand Paul: MLB \u2018Might Be A Little Too Woke\u2019 If League Does Business With Chinese Communists While Boycotting Georgia\">numerous human rights violations<\/a>.\u201d The human rights violations being committed because of the border crisis \u201cinclude but are not limited to murder, child and adult sexual assault and abuse, human trafficking, kidnapping, indentured servitude, forced child labor, identity theft, and exploitation of workers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They reiterated what military experts have warned: that\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/national\/article_3eddc1bc-e30a-11ee-80f2-7773a3240175.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">weaponized migration<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and federal policies opening the border are \u201cintentional and deliberate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Their letter comes after 55 Texas counties have\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/texas\/article_65bcb7d8-dd93-11ee-8785-2f49fbef63fd.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">declared an invasion<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and 60 have issued disaster declarations, all citing the border crisis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe unsecured border is deliberate, destructive, and inhumane violation of Texas and federal law,\u201d the letter states. \u201cIt overwhelms the resources of Texas and the United States and encourages continued invasion by unknown criminals and unvetted persons.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They said that border security and immigration are mutually exclusive and the United States is facing a national security threat.<\/p>\n<p>The unsecured Texas border \u201cis in direct opposition to our primary responsibility to defend and maintain the United States and Texas sovereignty, to provide security\u201d and \u201cstand in unity with our governor to protect our citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Greg Abbott said their partnership \u201cis critical as we continue fighting President Joe Biden\u2019s deadly border crisis to protect Texas \u2013 and America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brooks County Sheriff Benny Martinez, vice chair of the National Sheriff\u2019s Association, a leader among Texas border sheriffs and part of the Texas Border Coalition, joined the group. He told The Center Square what concerns them all is \u201cthe uptick in fentanyl\u201d being brought into their counties from the southern border. \u201cThis is a challenge for all the sheriffs throughout Texas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A leader in Goliad County Sheriff Roy Boyd\u2019s Operation Lone Star Task Force, Martinez said they are seeing an increase of weapons being trafficked to Mexico, including illegal firearms and ammunition, and stolen trucks and vehicles being used to transport them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThrough intel and other tools being utilized, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-fbi-u-s-attorney-investigating-cuomo-administration-over-nursing-home-deaths\/\" title=\"BREAKING: FBI, U.S. Attorney Investigating Cuomo Administration Over Nursing Home Deaths\">task force members<\/a> are working in collaboration\u201d to seize the illegal contraband, he said. Cartel operatives and gangs smuggle people and drugs north from Mexico into the U.S. They also steal cars to transport weapons, ammunition, cash and other contraband south as part of their illicit trafficking network and expansive criminal enterprise, task force members have explained to The Center Square.<\/p>\n<p>Without OLS funding, interdicting this level of border crime \u201cwould be very difficult especially when you don\u2019t have resources, funding, and personnel,\u201d Martinez said. \u201cThere are a lot of underlying issues that go along combating these type of crimes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTexas is leading, not Washington, D.C., the current administration has failed us.\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecentersquare.com%2Ftexas%2Farticle_5d0d598c-eaf7-11ee-9265-cb6217208da5.html%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dfacebook%26utm_campaign%3Duser-share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over 100 Texas sheriffs endorse Gov. Greg Abbott\u2019s Operation Lone Star for border security. They urge declaring the border crisis a \u201cU.S. constitutional crisis and crimes against humanity.\u201d In a letter to the governor, they request unified action<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2206295,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24035829914631-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2206294","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24035829914631-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2206294","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2206294"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2206294\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2206295"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2206294"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2206294"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2206294"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}