Cuts to a Texas border-security effort have created a jail space shortage, causing thousands of outstanding warrants tied to human smuggling and trespassing across the southern border to go unserved, according to a border sheriff.
Kenny County Sheriff Brad Coe said the dramatic drop in illegal border crossings under the Trump administration has led to state budget cuts in Operation Lone Star in anticipation of Texas receiving federal funding to secure the border.
In the meantime, there are thousands of outstanding arrest warrants for illegal immigrants, Coe told The Epoch Times.
“I’ve got literally almost 3,000 warrants for criminal trespass and human smuggling related to all of this,” Coe said. “The surrounding counties are the same shape [as] I’m in because they have a large number of warrants also.”…
Texas Sheriff’s Lack of Jail Space Leaves Thousands of Warrants for Illegal Immigrants Unserved
