Texas DPS officers have rescued more than 900 unaccompanied children under the Biden administration, the most in state history.
Since federal authorities relocate the greatest number of unaccompanied minors brought into the country to live with sponsors or federally contracted facilities in Texas, with the most arriving in U.S. history under the Biden administration, a Texas-based group has called on the state legislature to act, The Center Square first reported.
Sheena Rodriguez, the founder and director of Alliance for a Safe Texas, for more than two years has called on the Texas legislature to strengthen state law overseeing facilities housing unaccompanied children in Texas. She’s also called on the Office of the Texas Attorney General to launch an investigation similar to one launched in Florida, which has yet to happen. The legislature is expected to consider her proposals, which have bipartisan support, when it convenes next year.
Since Abbott launched OLS in early 2021, Texas law enforcement officers have apprehended more than 525,800 illegal border crossers and made more than 48,500 criminal arrests, with more than 41,800 felony charges reported. Texas law enforcement officers have also seized more than 552 million lethal doses of fentanyl, enough to kill everyone in the United States and Mexico combined.
Due to several factors, including OLS efforts, illegal border crossings between ports of entry in Texas have decreased in one year by more than 51%, according to official U.S. Customs and Border Protection data, The Center Square reported.