Texas Troopers Ordered to Push Migrants into Rio Grande and Deny Water, Exposing Border Cruelty

Texas troopers have allegedly been ordered to push migrants back into the Rio Grande and deny them water, according to emails obtained by CNN. The emails detail concerns raised by a trooper-medic about the inhumane treatment of migrants along the border in Eagle Pass, Texas. The Department of Homeland Security and the Justice Department are reportedly discussing potential action against Texas over Governor Greg Abbott's border operation. The trooper's email also described incidents of migrants suffering injuries, including a 4-year-old girl passing out from heat, a man with a laceration, a 15-year-old boy with a broken leg, and a 19-year-old woman having a miscarriage. The trooper called for changes to the operation's policies and expressed concerns about the casualty wire and the dangers it poses. The Texas Department of Public Safety and the Texas Military Department denied the allegations, while the DHS called the report troubling and inhumane.