Dispute Over Border Patrol Access Intensifies Following Migrant Drownings
Texas officials deny White House and DHS claims that state prevented rescue efforts, asserting migrants had already drowned when Border Patrol requested access.
- The White House and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have accused Texas of preventing Border Patrol from rescuing three migrants who drowned in the Rio Grande, a claim Texas officials vehemently deny.
- The Texas Military Department (TMD) asserts that the drownings had already occurred by the time Border Patrol requested access to the area, and that Mexican authorities were already recovering the bodies.
- The Department of Justice (DOJ) has confirmed in a court filing that the migrants had already drowned by the time Border Patrol was informed, but also stated that Texas did not allow Border Patrol access to the area, even in emergency situations.
- Texas officials have accused the Biden administration of pushing a false narrative and unfairly blaming the state for the deaths.
- Fact-checking publication Check Your Fact has labeled the DHS's initial claims as misleading, based on the DOJ's court filing and the TMD's statements.
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