The mayor of Eagle Pass said 2,500 migrants arrived in one day, part of a recent surge in crossings along the border that has taxed local, state and federal resources.
Tag: Eagle Pass (Tex)
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Judge Orders Texas to Move Barrier From Middle of the Rio Grande
A federal judge ordered the state to move the barrier, placed to discourage illegal crossings from Mexico, to the banks of the river.
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Support for Abbott’s Crackdown Is Waning on Texas Border
Gov. Greg Abbott’s intensive campaign to turn back migrants was initially welcomed on the border. But in Eagle Pass, the effort’s main focal point, residents are having second thoughts.
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Body of Migrant Found in Texas’ Buoy Barrier in Rio Grande
Officials from the Texas Department of Public Safety said that the body appeared to have floated there after a drowning upstream.
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Gov. Abbott’s Policing of Texas Border Pushes Limits of State Power
The governor brought in razor wire, floating barriers and state troopers to deter unauthorized migration. The federal government mounted its first legal pushback this week.