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John Cornyn: “ICE arrests have increased by more than 600% [under…”

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John Cornyn's Senate Speech on Texas Border Security and Operation Lone Star

Published May 19, 2025 | Video Starts at 11:24

But she didn't stop there. Under her leadership, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Otherwise known as ICE arrests have increased by more than 600% [under Secretary Noem]. This includes arrests of criminal migrants, which have more than doubled. President Trump and Secretary Noem returned to a common sense, case by case approach to humanitarian parole, which had been abused under the Biden administration. (11:24–11:39)

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“Operation Lone Star resulted in the apprehension of more than a half million illegal immigrants by Texas law enforcement.”
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“Governor Abbott has said that this effort enabled Texas to reduce illegal immigration across the state border by 87%.”
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“During all four years of the Biden administration, the number of illegal migrant encounters with Customs and Border Protection totaled more…”
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“There were more than 1.7 million known gotaways who evaded Border Patrol entirely and are roaming freely somewhere in the interior of the…”
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“During the latter half of the month, when President Trump actually took office, apprehensions fell by a staggering 85% compared to the same…”
John Cornyn's Senate Speech on Texas Border Security and Operation Lone Star | Uploaded May 19, 2025 | 08:26-08:40
“Operation Lone Star cost my state billions of dollars.”
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“I introduced legislation to fulfill Governor Abbott's request that the state be reimbursed for the more than $11 billion that the state of…”
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“This legislation will appropriate the funds needed to reimburse Texas, and it will sunset at the end of the Trump administration returning…”
John Cornyn's Senate Speech on Texas Border Security and Operation Lone Star | Uploaded May 19, 2025 | 02:34-02:47
“Arrests of criminal migrants have more than doubled [under Secretary Noem].”
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“The responsibility [for the border crisis] belongs with President Biden and his misguided policies.”
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“Customs and Border Protection is now facing record lows in border encounters as soon as President Trump was elected.”
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“In November and December of last year, encounters were at their lowest levels between ports of entry since August of 2020.”
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“For the first two weeks of January this year, Customs and Border Protection Encounters were nearly 50% lower than they were at the same…”
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“During the entire month of January, there were less than 1,500 apprehensions a day, which was a 40% decline from December of last year.”
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“Congress must reimburse the state of Texas for the costs incurred fulfilling in for our then absentee president.”
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