
Operation Border Star: Wasted Millions and Missed Opportunities
Operation Border Star (“Border Star”) is the latest in a succession of homeland security efforts implemented in Texas. In the 80th Regular Session, the Texas Legislature appropriated $110 million for border security efforts, calling for multi-agency collaboration to respond to violent crime, drug smuggling and the threat of terrorism. This report examines the data reported by eleven of the almost 40 participating local law enforcement entities who were awarded $5 million through Operation Border Star during the latter half of 2007 and into 2008, and suggests more effective strategies to make Texans safer.
Related Issues
Documents
Related content


ACLU Launches Campaign in Southern Border States Elevating Asylum...
January 17, 2025
ACLU of Texas, ACLU FOIA Litigation Continues to Disclose ICE...
January 16, 2025
The Long Journey Home
January 13, 2025
ACLU FOIA Litigation Reveals ICE Actively Considering Proposals to...
December 19, 2024
How Border Policing Harms Undocumented People Seeking Abortion Care
September 20, 2024
New ACLU Report Reveals How Immigration Enforcement Impedes Texans’...
September 18, 2024
ACLU Commends New Directive Requiring Border Patrol to Safeguard...
August 28, 2024