Republican governor of Nebraska Jim Pillen is sending over 60 Nebraska Army National Guard troops to Texas to support Governor Greg Abbott (R) in Operation Lone Star.
Operation Lone Star is an initiative to combat illegal immigration on the Texas border.
“This mission is critical to the security of Nebraska as well as other states,” Pillen said in a press release.
“We need to maintain the safety of our citizenry and stem the ongoing influx of illegal drugs, weapons, and criminals into our borders,” the governor added.
Nebraskan troops are to be deployed on August 2 and will return in early September.
While in Texas, the troops are to provide “additional observation and reporting near the border, which will assist agencies that are conducting security and law enforcement efforts,” the press release explained.
“President Biden’s border policies have been ineffective, requiring that states join together to help manage this issue,” Pillen noted in the press release.
“Failure to do so only opens the door to threats that we can’t fully recognize yet.”
Reporting from Newsmax:
Pillen said Abbott briefed him and other Republican governors on the situation at the border and updated them on what his Operation Lone Star is accomplishing, including almost 400,000 apprehensions, more than 31,000 criminal arrests resulting in more than 29,000 felony charges, and the seizure of 422 million doses of the deadly drug fentanyl. ... "The Nebraska National Guard is always ready to respond when our fellow Americans are in need of assistance, whether the emergency is here within our state, within our nation's borders or overseas," Nebraska Guard Adjutant Gen. Craig W. Strong said in the release. "I am confident that our men and women will make a positive impact serving in support of Operation Lone Star."
