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Oct 29, 2026

Texas immigration operation results in 4,170 arrests over 10 days, DHS announces

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin announced that a 10-day statewide immigration enforcement operation called Lone Star Mission resulted in 4,170 arrests across Texas. The operation targeted illegal immigrants allegedly linked to serious crimes including sexual assaults, murders, and immigrant smuggling activities.

Oct 29, 20262 sources

Top claims

▪The full Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the July panel decision, ruling that Congress holds authority to set immigration detention policies
▪The Department of Homeland Security announced that Lone Star Mission, a 10-day operation in Texas from October 19 to October 29, 2026, resulted in 4,170 arrests of illegal immigrants.
▪U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services enforcement measures included ending temporary protected status misuse, terminating certain parole programs, ending automatic employment card extensions, and denying nonimmigrant status extensions lacking legal basis.

People involved

Markwayne Mullin

Subtopics

Enforcement, deportations & ICE/CBP1 Federal agencies1 Immigration1 Trump administration1 Trump immigration policy1 U.S. state & local immigration policy1

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