A group of more than 100 migrants was apprehended in Eagle Pass by authorities, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS).

“This morning, @TxDPS encountered a group of 116 illegal immigrants who were apprehended in Eagle Pass,” Lt. Chris Olivarez, a spokesperson for DPS-South Texas, said in a post on X, formerly TwitterTHURSDAY. “Among the group were 11 unaccompanied children, including siblings from Honduras, ages 4 and 7, with a piece of paper addressed to an address in Alabama.”

The group, including the children, was arrested and taken into custody by the U.S. Border Patrol for trial.

The latest large-scale arrest comes after a group of more than 200 illegal migrants was apprehended in Maverick County, according to DPS. Officers found a total of 204 undocumented migrants, including 57 unaccompanied children ages 8 to 17, according to DPS-South Texas.

As a member of the Governor of Texas Greg AbbottOperation Lone Star’s flagship $11 billion policy, DPS, was rolled out to stem the flow of illegal immigration as well as prevent drug and human trafficking.

A press release issued after the operation launched in 2021 said it would integrate DPS with the Texas National Guard “to combat the smuggling of people and drugs into Texas.”

Since the launch of Operation Lone Star, the multi-agency initiative has resulted in the arrest of more than 521,100 undocumented immigrants and more than 47,400 criminal arrests, including more than 41,000 criminal charges, according to the office from Abbott, who said Texas has reduced illegal crossings. in the state by more than 86 percent.

Abbott used barbed wire, security fences and local troops to curb illegal migration.

Immigration was at the forefront of the president-elect Donald Trumpthe countryside. The National Border Patrol Council, the union representing U.S. Border Patrol agents, released a statement congratulating Trump on his victory over the vice president. Kamala Harris.

National Border Patrol Council Vice Chairman Art Del Cueto said News week: “We view today’s victory by President Trump not only as a victory for himself, but as a victory for the entire country. We look forward to working with him as we have in the past to resolve the many problems that have affected our country’s borders in the past.” last four years.”

Americans support tougher approach towards the fight against migration, according to a survey carried out exclusively for News week.

In the latest Redfield & Wilton Strategies poll from October, 68% of Americans said the federal government should take a tougher approach to immigration – up from 62% when the poll began in July 2023 – and just 10% said opposed it.