"El Paso Judge Releases Migrants Accused of Border Riot Amid 'Texit' Group Criticism"

An El Paso judge ordered the release of migrants accused in a "border riot" due to the District Attorney's Office not being ready for detention hearings, with the condition that those with federal immigration holds will remain jailed. The arrests were made after a stampede of asylum-seeking migrants overwhelmed National Guard troops along the Rio Grande, with some facing charges of assault of a public servant. The ruling applies to "riot participation" charges, and it is unclear how many migrants were booked, but "hundreds of arrestees" were mentioned. The El Paso District Attorney's Office could not be reached for comment due to the holiday weekend, and last week, Texas sent 700 National Guard soldiers to El Paso to bolster border enforcement.