Migrants Abused at TX Border

Immigrant and civil rights groups are urging local and federal officials to investigate a Texas trooper's allegations that he and his partner were ordered to abandon injured migrants and deny them water in the sweltering heat during Gov—Greg Abbott's Operation Lone Star border security initiative. A trooper's email to his superiors recounts witnessing events during Governor Greg Abbott's Operation Lone Star in Eagle Pass, Texas, where he and another officer were allegedly ordered to push back exhausted migrants, including children and nursing mothers, into the water toward Mexico, despite the trooper's concerns about the risk of drowning. The trooper's email includes mentions of other incidents involving the use of miles of razor wire and buoys along the Rio Grande, with reports of migrants, including a 4-year-old girl, being affected by the razor wire and sustaining injuries from traps set by Texas National Guard soldiers. Advocates are calling for a federal investigation due to Governor Abbott's significant spending on Operation Lone Star.