Texas authorities are fiercely pushing back against accusations that they thwarted Border Patrol attempts to rescue three migrants who ultimately drowned in the Rio Grande.
Late Friday, two migrant children and an immigrant woman drowned while trying to enter the United States near Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, Texas, the epicenter of the migrant crisis. It's along the river where Texas took over last week, arguing that the federal government is not doing enough to enforce its immigration laws.
Despite the tragedy, Democrats and the Biden administration played right away responsibility game. They claimed Border Patrol agents tried to respond to the distressed migrants but were unable to do so because the Texas National Guard blocked them.
“While responding to a distress call from the Mexican government, Border Patrol agents were physically prevented from entering the area by Texas authorities,” a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said. claimed. “The Texas governor's policies are cruel, dangerous, and inhumane, and his blatant disregard for federal authority over immigrants in Texas poses grave risks.”
White House also claimed Troopers in Texas “obstructed U.S. Border Patrol from providing emergency assistance,” the statement said.
However, the Texas Department of State Military Affairs disputes these claims.
TMD confirmed that the Border Patrol was contacted about the migrants in distress, but the migrants were not found despite the National Guard “actively searching the river using lights and night vision goggles.” Because that's where the immigrants lived. mexican River side.
agency explained:
During this period, TMD security personnel never saw any migrants in distress along the river, nor did TMD turn away illegal migrants from the United States. Additionally, TMD was not made aware of any bodies in the Shelby Park area at any time, nor was TMD made aware of any bodies found on the U.S. side of the border regarding this situation.
Importantly, the Biden administration and those who have accused Texas of contributing to the deaths and blocking Border Patrol agents are saying: no evidence to support their claims.
The lack of evidence forced TMD to issue a new statement on Sunday strongly denying the allegations.
“Claims that Border Patrol is requesting access to rescue migrants in distress are inaccurate,” TMD said. Said. “The claim that TMD prevented Border Patrol from saving the lives of drowning migrants is completely inaccurate.”
By the time Border Patrol learned of the migrants in distress, they were already dead and Mexican authorities had already recovered their bodies, the agency said. He said he informed the Texas National Guard of the incident. Border Patrol did not request access to the park to assist the migrants, but “to secure two additional migrants believed to have traveled with the deceased,” TMD said.
Meanwhile, Mexican officials confirmed that The deceased immigrants did not enter U.S. territory.
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