Justice Department probing Texas’ border mission
We ran the numbers: There are 639 news articles covering this topic. 14% (91) are left-leaning, 34% (214) are centrist, and 52% (334) are right-leaning.
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is investigating potential civil rights violations in Operation Lone Star, a multibillion-dollar operation created by Texas state officials to combat human and drug smuggling across the border. While left-leaning articles focus on the DOJ investigation and critiques of Operation Lone Star, right-leaning articles focus on how Republicans have supported declarations from Texas counties to call the border crisis an “invasion.”
A left-leaning article from The Houston Chronicle highlights the DOJ’s investigation of Operation Lone Star for alleged civil rights violations under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Investigations revealed that many arrests under Operation Lone Star had no connection to border crossings or drug seizures. In December, the American Civil Liberties Union and more than 100 other non-profits published a 50-page Title VI complaint urging the DOJ to investigate possible civil rights violations under Operation Lone Star.
The Associated Press published a centrist article reporting on how the DOJ investigation came to light after a human smuggling attempt left 53 dead. The article also notes how the number of border crossings is at or near its highest point in two decades and that efforts by Operation Lone Star have not seemed to prevent increased migration. Under the program, Texas state authorities have spent $5 million to bus 3,000 migrants to D.C. to “take the immigration issue to Congress’ doorstep.”
A right-leaning article from Fox News highlights House Republicans' support of declarations from Texas counties to call the border crisis an “invasion.” The article quotes many Republican politicians, who have critiqued President Biden for “inaction” around the border. The declarations may put pressure on Texas Governor Greg Abbott to make a statewide announcement that the border crisis is an “invasion.”
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Justice Department is investigating Texas’ Operation Lone Star for alleged civil rights violations
Houston Chronicle