As president, Trump will likely have the final say in whether or not to grant Abbott’s request for a full reimbursement for Operation Lone Star.

Abbott said under Operation Lone Star state law enforcement has apprehended more than half a million undocumented immigrants, stopped more than 140,000 attempted "illegal entries," arrested over 50,000 people and seized more than half a billion doses of fentanyl.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott seeks $11.1 billion from the federal government for the state's border security expenses.