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The military’s federal border mission set to continue into 2024
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in June extended the mission through September 2024.
Pentagon’s US-Mexico border mission extends for another year
Up to 2,500 troops are authorized through September 2023.
Migrant encounters higher today than before Texas Guard mission began
The number of migrants officials encounter at the Texas-Mexico border is higher today than it was before Operation Lone Star began.
By James Barragan, The Texas Tribune
Months-long flotation device delay preceded Texas soldier’s drowning
A Texas soldier drowned in the Rio Grande without a flotation device despite previous requests for the equipment.
This is what it’ll take to end the military’s border mission
Federalized troops have been deploying to the border since 2018.
DoD is sending more support to the Mexico border mission
The Defense Department will help Customs and Border Protection contract for some transportation and facilities needed to process migrants crossing the border.
Texas Guard’s border mission nearly out of cash, top general says
The cost for Operation Lone Star, which has deployed 10,000 service members, has ballooned to more than $2 billion a year.
Border mission should be a Homeland Security job, says head of Northern Command
Customs and Border Protection shouldn't use troops as a back-up forever, NORTHCOM boss said.
Texas Guard shakeup deepens, two more two-stars out
The major shake-up continues, with two more top officials leaving.
Texas Guardsmen stood watch at private ranches for state border mission
Sending Guardsmen to private ranches far from the border raises questions about whether they're being used wisely on an already pricey and complicated mission.
By James Barragán, The Texas Tribune
Troops slam Operation Lone Star in leaked survey
The survey responses provide the clearest insights yet into the simmering dissatisfaction among troops stationed at the border.
By Davis Winkie, James Barragán, The Texas Tribune, Chris Essig, The Texas Tribune and Rachel S. Cohen