Lone Star Defenders Office

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Exciting news! Last week, a Zavala County jury found our client not guilty in a felony smuggling of persons trial! 🙌🏽🙌🏼🙌🏿. Our client was facing 2-10 years in prison for driving undocumented immigrants. This is the first complete acquittal we’ve had in an OLS trial.

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Exciting news! Last week, a Zavala County jury found our client not guilty in a felony smuggling of persons trial! 🙌🏽🙌🏼🙌🏿. Our client was facing 2-10 years in prison for driving undocumented immigrants. This is the first complete acquittal we’ve had in an OLS trial.

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#PublicDefenders #LSDO #SCOTUS #Justice #Texas #Border #OperationLoneStar

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The @tcdla filed an amicus brief in our #equalprotection case before the US Supreme Court. An amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) is a legal document filed by a group that isn't directly a party in a civil or criminal case but is interested in the issues presented by the case.

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Our ED Amrutha Jindal was invited to speak at the University Joseph A. Vail Immigration Conference “Planning for a New Administration.”

#LSDO #Texas #Immigration #Law #OpertionLoneStar #PublicDefenders

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In just 2 days, federal initiatives are changing the immigration landscape. Many immigrants and asylum-seekers are confused, scared, hopeless. We remain firm in our mission to defend people arrested under #OperationLoneStar and ensure clients' constitutional rights are respected.

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Today is a day for unity and action. Your involvement in our mission will enable us to continue to provide counsel for people arrested under Operation Lone Star. Follow us, share our work, donate to take a stand.
#MLKDay #LSDO #OperationLoneStar #Celebrate #MLK #PublicDefenders

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We want to recognize our case management team for their attention to detail and our legal team for their commitment to defend the constitutional rights of people arrested at the border. Congratulations, team! #operationlonestar #publicdefenders #LSDO #Justice

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We’re thrilled to announce that the cases of 54 clients who were facing trespass charges by the State have been dismissed!🧵#OperationLonestar #LSDO #BigWin #FridayFeeling
📸📽️: @TexasTribune

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Exciting news: we're looking for an Immigration Contract Attorney to join LSDO! The attorney will be supporting clients in many ways, including Know Your Rights presentations and individual advisals. Apply on link in bio.
#Immigration #Attorney #Hiring #LSDO #OperationLoneStar

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We want to reemphasize how consequential the recent decision on the “Gutierrez v. State of Texas” case recently won by Texas RioGrande Public Defender is for all Texans. Congratulations to the TRGDP team on this victory!

#Texas #OperationLoneStar #Legal #Victory #Winning

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LSDO’s clients have been facing injustice since the launch of Operation Lone Star in 2021.
2025 promises them no reprieve. This is a time to remember why we do the work that we do and to keep our mission front and center. #Texas #Advocates #MissionImpossible

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with the passengers sitting in the backseat clearly visible to all. It's basically an Uber ride except it's punished in Texas as a 10-year mandatory minimum felony.” #Texas #Border #OperationLoneStar #LSDO

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LSDO IN THE NEWS! @TexasTribune published a detailed look at human smuggling cases in Operation Lone Star. The article features the story of LSDO client Justin Persinger, a musician from California who was in Texas on a cross-country🧵#Texas #Border #OperationLoneStar #LSDO

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It evokes images of migrants being hidden in trunks or secret compartments, hard to detect by law enforcement. The reality: the vast majority of 'human smuggling' cases are basically humans giving other humans rides, #Texas #Border #OperationLoneStar #LSDO

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Using horses and dogs to chase our clients is both dangerous and traumatizing.

#operationlonestar #Texas #Border #BorderUpdate #LSDO

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DPS continues to deploy harmful measures to arrest our clients. The latest: law enforcement on horseback. Earlier this month, DPS’ new Mounted Border Patrol Unit, with the assistance of K9 units, arrested immigrants accused of trespassing in Maverick Co. #operationlonestar #LSDO

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by making prosecution decisions based on sex in #OperationLoneStar. Over 5,000 cases are impacted by this decision. #Texas #EqualProtection #LSDO #PublicDefenders

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🚨BREAKING:🚨LSDO filed a petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Supreme Court challenging the decision by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals permitting #Texas to violate the equal protection clause of the Constitution 🧵 #OperationLoneStar #EqualProtection #LSDO