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Texas Separates Migrant Families, Detaining Fathers on Trespassing Charges in Latest Border Move

The Associated Press — Mon, 07 Aug 2023 21:14:34 +0000

Texas state police officers separated migrant families along the border with Mexico by detaining fathers on trespassing charges and turning over mothers and children to federal officials, the state Department of Public Safety said Thursday.

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Texas Gov. Abbott’s Policies Are Killing Asylum Seekers (OPINION)

Arturo Domínguez — Fri, 04 Aug 2023 16:35:48 +0000

At least six migrants have died in the Rio Grande River in the last month. Four were found died, including a toddler, over the Fourth of July weekend---the same weekend a Texas State Trooper leaked information to the Houston Chronicle detailing the state’s policies that included pushing migrants into the river.

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SUV Driver Hits Crowd at Texas Bus Stop Near Border; 8 Dead

The Associated Press — Mon, 08 May 2023 14:16:02 +0000

Police are preparing to arrest the hospitalized driver of an SUV that slammed into a crowd, killing eight people waiting for a bus Sunday outside a migrant shelter in the border city of Brownsville, Texas. At least 10 others were injured, authorities said.

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Migrant Survivors of West Texas Shooting Detained by ICE

The Associated Press — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 14:22:39 +0000

One migrant is dead, another is wounded and at least seven others are languishing in detention three weeks after twin brothers allegedly opened fire on them in the Texas desert, claiming they thought they were firing on wild hogs.

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Uvalde School District’s Fired Police Chief Blames Everyone Else (OPINION)

Arturo Domínguez — Thu, 25 Aug 2022 21:40:07 +0000

Suggesting that criticism against Arredondo and his firing constitutes a "public lynching" ---as Arrendondo does in a 17-page statement--- is not only abhorrent but diminishes the lives that were lost that day.

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Texas State Police Launch Internal Review of Uvalde Response

The Associated Press — Tue, 19 Jul 2022 16:34:15 +0000

Two months after the Uvalde school massacre, Texas state police on Monday announced an internal review into the actions of dozens of troopers who were at Robb Elementary during 73 minutes of bewildering inaction by law enforcement as a gunman slaughtered 19 children and two teachers.

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Report Finds Use of ‘Unnecessary’ Force by Border Patrol Agents at Rio Grande

The Associated Press — Fri, 08 Jul 2022 19:11:48 +0000

U.S. Border Patrol agents on horseback engaged in "unnecessary use of force" against non-threatening Haitian immigrants but didn't whip any with their reins "intentionally or otherwise," according to a federal investigation of chaotic scenes along the Texas-Mexico border last fall that sparked widespread condemnation.

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Report: Justice Department Investigating Texas’ Border Mission

The Associated Press — Thu, 07 Jul 2022 15:29:24 +0000

The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating potential civil rights violations in Texas' multibillion-dollar border security mission that has given the National Guard arrest powers and seen state authorities bus migrants to Washington, D.C., according to public records.

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Conservative Latinos Must Challenge Republican Leadership (OPINION)

Arturo Domínguez — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 17:01:56 +0000

News from the terrorist attack on an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas exposes deep-seated anti-Latino animus in politics

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Official: Girl Told 911 ‘Send the Police Now’ as Cops Waited

The Associated Press — Fri, 27 May 2022 21:55:03 +0000

Students trapped inside a classroom with a gunman repeatedly called 911 during this week’s attack on a Texas elementary school, including one who pleaded, "Please send the police now," as officers waited in the hallway for more than 45 minutes, authorities said Friday.

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