The Texas National Guard continues its blockade and surveillance of Shelby Park in an effort to deter illegal immigration. Texas made that impossible.”ĮAGLE PASS, TEXAS - JANUARY 12: National Guard soldiers stand guard on the banks of the Rio Grande river at Shelby Park on Januin Eagle Pass, Texas. “At the very least, however, Border Patrol would have had the opportunity to take any available steps to fulfill its responsibilities and assist its counterparts in the Mexican government with undertaking the rescue mission. “It is impossible to say what might have happened if Border Patrol had had its former access to the area – including through its surveillance trucks that assisted in monitoring the area,” US Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar wrote in the filing to the Supreme Court. The drownings – as well as the rescue of two other migrants on the US side of the Rio Grande by Mexican authorities – “underscore that Texas is firm in its continued efforts to exercise complete control of the border and land” in the area “and to block Border Patrol’s access to the border even in emergency circumstances,” the administration wrote. Opinion: Abbott’s war on migration has led to another tragedy in Texas ![]() (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) John Moore/Getty Images Following a major surge of migrant border crossings late last year, large quantities of refuse left behind by migrants as well as miles of razor wire installed by Texas National Guard troops remain along the U.S.-Mexico border at Eagle Pass. EAGLE PASS, TEXAS - JANUARY 09: A child's shoe hangs caught in razor wire atop the bank of the Rio Grande on Januin Eagle Pass, Texas.
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