“Push children and nursing babies back into the Rio Grande.” “Deny water”. A pregnant, miscarrying woman trapped in razor wire. A Texas trooper describes the orders as “inhumane”: https://t.co/ZedO4o4MtX?
— Frank Figliuzzi (@FrankFigliuzzi1) July 17, 2023
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Revolting report from the Houston Chronicle: Brace for the BOMBSHELL.
— Stephanie Kennedy (@WordswithSteph) July 18, 2023
To stop migrants from crossing the border, Gov. Greg Abbott has resorted to truly barbaric measures, issuing INHUMANE directives with very specific targets: Texas troopers have been ordered to push small… pic.twitter.com/5NnHh8ykTO
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Where is the humanity?
— Nina Turner (@ninaturner) July 18, 2023
Where is the federal government? https://t.co/OchlBnvpbR
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Officers working for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security initiative were ordered to push “small children and nursing babies” back into the Rio Grande, according to an email from a trooper
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) July 18, 2023
“I believe we have stepped over a line into the inhumane” https://t.co/soWc98Eni0
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Texas is installing a “floating wall” across the Rio Grande with netting intended to snag & drown border-crossers.
— Laiken Jordahl (@LaikenJordahl) July 11, 2023
River currents will trap debris in the nets & alter river flows. People & wildlife will drown.
This is Gov Abbott’s deadly abomination…pic.twitter.com/EKgC7ReMwQ
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The Rio Grande is being turned into a war zone by the Texas GOP.
— Laiken Jordahl (@LaikenJordahl) July 15, 2023
Deadly razor-wire has been deployed along riverbanks, cutting off wildlife from water sources while stopping border communities from accessing their lifeblood & source of drinking water.pic.twitter.com/oc0oA0GqF0
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This is absolutely monstrous, inhumane policy.
— Joaquin Castro (@JoaquinCastrotx) July 18, 2023
Governor Abbott’s troops have been told to push migrant children back into the Rio Grande to drown.https://t.co/uXT37fwtgr