A Texas trooper’s account of officers denying migrants water in 100-degree weather and razor wire leaving asylum-seekers bloodied has prompted criticism. The Mexican government, the Biden administration and some residents are pushing back.
Kayak outfitter Jessie Fuentes stands above the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass , Texas, Thursday, July 6, 2023, where concertina wire lines the banks of the river that has been recently bulldozed. Texas Republican Gov.
Greg Abbott has escalated measures to keep migrants from entering the U.S. He’s pushing legal boundaries along the border with Mexico to install razor wire, deploy massive buoys on the Rio Grande and bulldozing border islands in the river. Migrants, one a child, stand in the Rio Grande behind concertina wire as they try to enter the U.S. from Mexico near the site where workers are assembling large buoys to be used as a border barrier in Eagle Pass, Texas, Tuesday, July 11, 2023. The floating barrier is being deployed in an effort to block migrants from entering Texas from Mexico. A Texas state trooper watches as young migrants walk along concertina wire on the banks of the Rio Grande as they try to enter the U.S. from Mexico in Eagle Pass, Texas, Thursday, July 6, 2023. Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has escalated measures to keep migrants from entering the U.S. He’s pushing legal boundaries along the border with Mexico to install razor wire, deploy massive buoys on the Rio Grande and bulldozing border islands in the river. Magali Urbina shields herself from the sun with an umbrella as she watches as the state installs large buoys to be used as a border barrier along the Rio Grande along her farm near Eagle Pass, Texas, Monday, July 10, 2023. Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has escalated measures to keep migrants from entering the U.S. He’s pushing legal boundaries along the border with Mexico to install razor wire, deploy massive buoys on the Rio Grande and bulldozing border islands in the river. Kayak outfitter Jessie Fuentes walks along the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass , Texas, Thursday, July 6, 2023, where concertina wire lines the banks of the river that has been recently bulldozed. Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has escalated measures to keep migrants from entering the U.S. He’s pushing legal boundaries along the border with Mexico to install razor wire, deploy massive buoys on the Rio Grande and bulldozing border islands in the river. Kayak outfitter Jessie Fuentes, right, speaks at a city council meeting in Eagle Pass , Texas, Thursday, July 6, 2023. Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has escalated measures to keep migrants from entering the U.S. He’s pushing legal boundaries along the border with Mexico to install razor wire, deploy massive buoys on the Rio Grande and bulldozing border islands in the river. Magali Urbina, right, and her son Tony watch as the state installs large buoys to be used as a border barrier along the Rio Grande along her farm near Eagle Pass, Texas, Monday, July 7, 2023. Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has escalated measures to keep migrants from entering the U.S. He’s pushing legal boundaries along the border with Mexico to install razor wire, deploy massive buoys on the Rio Grande and bulldozing border islands in the river. Workers assemble large buoys to be used as a border barrier along the banks of the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass, Texas, Tuesday, July 11, 2023. Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has escalated measures to keep migrants from entering the U.S. He’s pushing legal boundaries along the border with Mexico to install razor wire, deploy massive buoys on the Rio Grande and bulldozing border islands in the river. Hugo and Magali Urbina, drive on their pecan farm where the state has installed concertina wire along the banks, near Eagle Pass, Texas, Monday, July 7, 2023. Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has escalated measures to keep migrants from entering the U.S. He’s pushing legal boundaries along the border with Mexico to install razor wire, deploy massive buoys on the Rio Grande and bulldozing border islands in the river. Concertina wire lines the banks of the Rio Grande on the Pecan farm of Hugo and Magali Urbina, near Eagle Pass, Texas, Monday, July 7, 2023. Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has escalated measures to keep migrants from entering the U.S. He’s pushing legal boundaries along the border with Mexico to install razor wire, deploy massive buoys on the Rio Grande and bulldozing border islands in the river. Magali Urbina stands near a gate on pecan farm that has been bulldozed, locked and lined with concertina wire along the Rio Grande, near Eagle Pass, Texas, Monday, July 7, 2023. Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has escalated measures to keep migrants from entering the U.S. He’s pushing legal boundaries along the border with Mexico to install razor wire, deploy massive buoys on the Rio Grande and bulldozing border islands in the river. A gate on pecan farm of Hugo and Magali Urbina has been bulldozed, locked and lined with concertina wire along the Rio Grande, near Eagle Pass, Texas, Monday, July 7, 2023. Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has escalated measures to keep migrants from entering the U.S. He’s pushing legal boundaries along the border with Mexico to install razor wire, deploy massive buoys on the Rio Grande and bulldozing border islands in the river. Migrants stand in the Rio Grande behind concertina wire as they try to enter the U.S. from Mexico near the site where workers are assembling large buoys to be used as a border barrier in Eagle Pass, Texas, Tuesday, July 11, 2023. The floating barrier is being deployed in an effort to block migrants from entering Texas from Mexico. A Texas state trooper talks with migrants as they walk along concertina wire on the banks of the Rio Grande as they try to enter the U.S. from Mexico in Eagle Pass, Texas, Thursday, July 6, 2023. Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has escalated measures to keep migrants from entering the U.S. He’s pushing legal boundaries along the border with Mexico to install razor wire, deploy massive buoys on the Rio Grande and bulldozing border islands in the river. Guardsmen watch as migrants try to cross the Rio Grande from Mexico into the U.S. near in Eagle Pass, Texas, Tuesday, July 11, 2023. Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has escalated measures to keep migrants from entering the U.S. He’s pushing legal boundaries along the border with Mexico to install razor wire, deploy massive buoys on the Rio Grande and bulldozing border islands in the river. Migrants trying to enter the U.S. from Mexico approach the site where workers are assembling large buoys to be used as a border barrier along the banks of the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass , Texas, Tuesday, July 11, 2023. The floating barrier is being deployed in an effort to block migrants from entering Texas from Mexico. Guardsmen talk with migrants trying to cross the Rio Grande from Mexico into the U.S. near in Eagle Pass, Texas, Tuesday, July 11, 2023. Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has escalated measures to keep migrants from entering the U.S. He’s pushing legal boundaries along the border with Mexico to install razor wire, deploy massive buoys on the Rio Grande and bulldozing border islands in the river. Concertina wire lines the banks of the Rio Grande on the Pecan farm of Hugo and Magali Urbina, near Eagle Pass, Texas, Monday, July 7, 2023. Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has escalated measures to keep migrants from entering the U.S. He’s pushing legal boundaries along the border with Mexico to install razor wire, deploy massive buoys on the Rio Grande and bulldozing border islands in the river. Birds rest on concertina wire along the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass , Texas, Thursday, July 6, 2023, that has been recently bulldozed. Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has escalated measures to keep migrants from entering the U.S. He’s pushing legal boundaries along the border with Mexico to install razor wire, deploy massive buoys on the Rio Grande and bulldozing border islands in the river. The sun sets over the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass , Texas, Thursday, July 6, 2023, where concertina wire lines the banks of the river that has been recently bulldozed. Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has escalated measures to keep migrants from entering the U.S. He’s pushing legal boundaries along the border with Mexico to install razor wire, deploy massive buoys on the Rio Grande and bulldozing border islands in the river. Greg Abbott has escalated measures to keep migrants from entering the U.S. He’s pushing legal boundaries along the border with Mexico to install razor wire, deploy massive buoys on the Rio Grande and bulldozing border islands in the river. Greg Abbott has escalated measures to keep migrants from entering the U.S. He’s pushing legal boundaries along the border with Mexico to install razor wire, deploy massive buoys on the Rio Grande and bulldozing border islands in the river.
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