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3 migrants, including 2 kids, drowned in Eagle Pass days after Texas blocked Border Patrol from area, congressman says

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3 migrants drowned in Eagle Pass days after Texas blocked Border Patrol from miles of US-Mexico border, congressman says | CNN

Three migrants, a woman and two children, drowned Saturday in the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass, Texas – very recently the epicenter of the migrant crisis – just days after state authorities blocked the US Border Patrol from accessing miles of the US-Mexico border, according to a post on X by Rep. Henry Cuellar.

“This is a tragedy, and the State bears responsibility,” Cuellar, a Democrat from Texas, said on X, formally known as Twitter.

The congressman said Border Patrol learned a group of six migrants were in distress in the Rio Grande at about 9 p.m. on Friday.

Border Patrol called the Texas Military Department, the Texas National Guard and Texas Department of Public Safety but “were unsuccessful” at relaying the information by phone, Cuellar said in the social media post. Federal agents then went to the gate at Shelby Park, set up by Texas authorities, to provide the information, Cuellar said.

“However, Texas Military Department soldiers stated they would not grant access to the migrants – even in the event of an emergency – and that they would send a soldier to investigate the situation,” Cuellar said on X.

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1y ago

3 migrants, including 2 kids, drowned in Eagle Pass days after Texas blocked Border Patrol from area, congressman says

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Shocking story from the state that gleefully kills mothers with their pregnancy nightmares.
I sometimes question if I'm really having any true impact here. Am I really trying to shape the next generation to build a better tomorrow or am I just scared that I'm undereducated and unqualified to find employment in a better state?
- Por que no los dos?
  I just moved out of state about a year ago, so far so great. But check back w me after I do my taxes.
  But honestly, if you can find work in Texas, you can probably find work elsewhere, and it will likely even pay better. Unless you’re in some Texas specific industry.
  
  TX has very high Taxes, just no income Tax.
  
  I moved out of Texas and pay less taxes. But there are a few higher states in the northeast I think, maybe NY not sure
- You’re more than likely making zero difference. The parents of the children will shape their minds more than one teacher depending on the grade. Especially at younger ages like 16- you have no impact on their political beliefs. If you have a teaching degree and are working in Texas you will be able to find a job in most other states, good luck.
  
  The fuck are you on about?
So murder?
- Their "millitary" (or is millitia the more appropriate feminine designation) has got to be fake and fascistic as fuck 🙄
  
  Iirc it deals with the Texas National Guard and State Militia.
- Can't be. Texas is pro-life, remember? That's why they made it illegal to have an abortion even if it will likely kill both mother and fetus.
- Also interfering with federal employees in the course of their duties.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimes_against_humanity
I would not be surprised if there were far more deaths than they’re reporting.
So at what point and why should we start helping them to break the law. Border patrol should not help you in any case where you’re illegally entering the country willingly. Which there is an argument for the kids they weren’t willingly entering the country, but either way why should it be on US border patrol to help people in Mexico trying to illegally enter.
- Your point holds true, as long as you're a sociopath.
  
  I had the strong displeasure of dealing with someone with antisocial personality disorder once. Yeah he was a Republican, how did you know? I am positive he would let a kid drown if he thought there was no benefit in helping.
- You could always save them from drowning then just put them back in Mexico. I'd say saving a person's life is always more important than obeying the law
  
  Everyone has the right to seek asylum—no matter who they are, where they come from, or when they choose to flee. The right to seek asylum, along with other rights of refugees, is outlined in the 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol which has protected the rights of asylum seekers and refugees since the end of WWII. The legal documents are the core basis of international refugee protections and define the moral and legal obligations of countries to refugees and asylum seekers. 
  One of the most important protections established by the Convention is the core principle of non-refoulement, the right for refugees and asylum seekers to be protected from forced returns to a country where they will face serious threats to their life or freedom. This protection gives asylum seekers the right to seek asylum without fear of being returned to their country of origin, even if their legal refugee status hasn’t been determined yet. All countries are accountable for protecting asylum seekers and must accept them when they arrive at ports of entry. 
  If a refugee or asylum seeker is denied entry into a country and returned to their country of origin, they may be forced to return to an armed conflict or war and could be at risk of persecution, violence and death. To protect people from returning to dangerous situations where their lives and freedoms are at risk, the right to seek asylum must be upheld. 
- Seeking asylum is NOT against the law.
  https://www.unrefugees.org/news/what-is-asylum-the-fundamentals-of-seeking-safety/
  You need to get out of whatever bubble you're in and expand your sources.
  
  https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/seeking-protection-how-us-asylum-process-works
  To be an asylum seeker in the United States you must apply for asylum at one of 328 official ports of entry or from within the country already. Unless rainfall has been really bad there is no legal port of entry underwater. This person is therefore an illegal immigrant breaking the law, not an asylum seeker following the laws of the country they wish to integrate into.
  https://www.cfr.org/in-brief/can-safe-third-country-agreements-resolve-asylum-crisis
  In addition, many are denied for breaking another asylum seeking rule. You must seek asylum in the closest safe country. In most cases for immigrants like the woman and childrent that is Brazil, Guatemala, Panama, Mexico, and El Salvador. Any “asylum seeker” going through safe countries to reach the US is breaking the law and is not a real asylum seeker. The US border patrol has no obligation to save people illegally entering the country through unsafe routes, endangering Americans.
- Sounds a lot like "it's better for people to die rather than to go from one place to another without the correct documents."
  Like all law enforcement agencies, CBP is interested in maintaining order. It is better for them to apprehend and process those crossing the border without documentation than to deliberately make the crossing more dangerous.
  Not everyone who enters the USA without a visa is breaking the law. Not all types of illegal immigration are the same. The only way to make that determination is by apprehending undocumented migrants.
- Letting someone drown over a misdemeanor seems a touch harsh.
  
  Not American soil, not America’s problem. Let Mexican border patrol deal with it.
- What you're saying is just blatantly false and would be a violation of international human rights law.
  
  https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/seeking-protection-how-us-asylum-process-works
  To be an asylum seeker in the United States you must apply for asylum at one of 328 official ports of entry or from within the country already. Unless rainfall has been really bad there is no legal port of entry underwater. This person is therefore an illegal immigrant breaking the law, not an asylum seeker following the laws of the country they wish to integrate into.
  https://www.cfr.org/in-brief/can-safe-third-country-agreements-resolve-asylum-crisis
  In addition, many are denied for breaking another asylum seeking rule. You must seek asylum in the closest safe country. In most cases for immigrants like the woman and childrent that is Brazil, Guatemala, Panama, Mexico, and El Salvador. Any “asylum seeker” going through safe countries to reach the US is breaking the law and is not a real asylum seeker. The US border patrol has no obligation to save people illegally entering the country through unsafe routes, endangering Americans.
  Womp womp, unless they’re cuban or similar island nation they have a closer safe country. They aren’t asylum seekers they illegal immigrants attempting to thwart the laws of the very country they want into. Illegal immigrants have neither my sympathy nor my support, border patrol should make no attempt to help them break into the country, especially if they are across the border in Mexico.
- Border patrol should not help you in any case where you’re illegally entering the country willingly.
  I disagree with this premise.
  
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