U.S. border agents were prevented by Texas officials from saving a woman and two children who drowned in an attempt to cross the Rio Grande River. https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1746536441562223012 From NBC News:
A woman and two children drowned in the Rio Grande on Friday night in Eagle Pass, Texas, after U.S. border agents were prevented from responding, federal officials said Saturday.
In a statement, a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said U.S. Border Patrol agents were made aware of the migrants’ distress by the Mexican government but were unable to enter the area from the U.S. side after Texas National Guard troops, under the direction of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, prevented them from doing so.
“In responding to a distress call from the Mexican government, Border Patrol agents were physically barred by Texas officials from entering the area,” the spokesperson said.
More from Texas Tribune:
State officers and National Guard members have been denying federal Border Patrol agents entry to the 47-acre Shelby Park since early this week.
When Border Patrol agents received a call Friday evening from the Mexican government about the migrants in distress, Texas officials barred the federal agents from entering the area and providing aid, according to a DHS spokesperson.
The Texas Military Department says its personnel were made aware of a distress report but could find no migrants needing help in the river. In a statement on X (formerly Twitter), Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) said the deceased were part of a group of six migrants in the river Friday night who were in distress. https://twitter.com/RepCuellar/status/1746266230023934054
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