Florida Law Enforement Officers In Texas

According the the Florida Department of Emergency Management Florida, law enforcement actions have been ongoing since May 2023 in Texas, with more than 700 Florida National Guardsmen, 200 Florida Department of Law Enforcement agents and 8 support team members, over 100 Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Troopers, and 20 Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers deployed out of state.

In 2021, Governor Ron DeSantis answered the call for support and reinforcements following a letter from Governors Greg Abbott of Texas and Doug Ducey of Arizona, requesting immediate assistance with the security crisis overwhelming law enforcement at the southern border.

Currently, Florida Department of Law Enforcement members remain deployed assisting Texas law enforcement agencies investigating criminal activity along the border associated with human trafficking and drug and weapon smuggling. 

Nearly 200 FDLE agents have been deployed during Operation Lone Star since March 2023. 

76 FHP troopers are currently deployed in support of Operation Lone Star. Currently, there are 11 FWC officers, 4 airboats and 11 four-wheel drive vehicles deployed to Texas.