Travis County judge rules man's arrest as part of Operation Lone Star was unconstitutional

TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — A Travis County judge ruled Thursday that a man's arrest at the nation's southern border last year as part of Gov. Greg Abbott's Operation Lone Star was in violation of the U.S. Constitution.A hearing was held Thursday regarding a writ filed by Jesus Alberto Guzman Curipoma.
According to the Travis County District Attorney's Office, Curipoma was arrested on the border on Sept. 17, 2021 under Operation Lone Star, which launched last March to address smuggling a