Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Wednesday announced new efforts to stamp out human trafficking related to illegal border crossings amid a surge in apprehensions, including of unaccompanied minors, at the southern border. The anti-human trafficking efforts will be included in the state’s “Operation Lone Star,” a mission launched at the start of the month to address the smuggling of people and drugs across the U.S.-Mexico border into Texas. As part of the new efforts, Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) troopers and agents, as well as the Texas Rangers, will interview unaccompanied minors who crossed the border, to identify victims of human trafficking and gather information to help arrest traffickers. Abbott has requested that the Biden administration allow the Texas DPS to have access to the unaccompanied minor holding facility in Dallas and other facilities under federal purview in Texas for the interviews. At a press conference announcing the changes, …
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