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Friend –
We wanted to make sure you had heard the latest horrific news out of Texas – because there is action you can take. According to recent reports, Texas state troopers working under Gov. Greg Abbott's multi-billion-dollar anti-immigrant initiative – called Operation Lone Star – have been instructed to push young children and nursing mothers back into the Rio Grande. These tactics are designed to prevent people from reaching the U.S. and asking to be screened by federal officers for humanitarian protections. Texas officials are also placing razor wire in and around the river, despite the injuries they know these traps have caused over the last several weeks. This includes a woman who miscarried while caught in the wire and a young child who was injured by the wire. The state's cruelty is unconscionable. And while Operation Lone Star may be a Texas program, its execution has too often relied on collusion with federal immigration authorities under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Enough is enough. DHS must end ALL collusion with Texas immediately, do everything in its power to ensure removal of Gov. Abbott's deadly traps, and instead work to provide safe, humanitarian pathways for people seeking asylum.
Friend, these reports of Texas' brutality shock our conscience. Since Operation Lone Star started in 2021, it has been rife with abuse – from racial profiling of border residents to deadly vehicle chases to mass arrests that violate due process. Meanwhile, despite the DHS claiming it has nothing to do with this initiative, federal border patrol agents under its command have often helped to facilitate Texas' abusive actions. Unfortunately, what is happening now is consistent with how Gov. Abbott has treated our border communities for a long time – sacrificing our homes and public spaces, while trading basic humanity for his own political aggrandizement. The harm caused and division sowed is on purpose. We at the ACLU will never stop fighting back. Cruelty against people seeking safety and protection is not an acceptable policy solution. Thank you for being with us in this critical fight for immigrant rights,
Sarah Mehta
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