Texas "physically barred" Border Patrol agents from trying to rescue migrants who drowned, federal officials say

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Texas "physically barred" Border Patrol agents from trying to rescue migrants who drowned, federal officials say
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A woman and two children drowned in the Rio Grande on Friday while trying to enter the U.S. near a section of the southern border where Texas National Guard soldiers have prevented federal Border Patrol agents from processing and rescuing migrants.

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So, these agents hear about an emergency situation at the park, but when they get there Texas state cops don't want to let them enter, so the agents... Just give up and go home? Gosh, no wonder people in Congress are talking about more funding for securing the border, we apparently don't even give our Border Patrol firearms if this is how easy it is to stop them.

Are you suggesting the Border Patrol get into a shooting match with the TX national guard? Both sides are armed. It deserves a court case, not a gun fight.

Don't bring a gun to a tank fight. Don't even need to shoot back, just roll over them if they don't get out of the way.

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