( NewsNation ) — A March 21 border riot in El Paso County, Texas, was n’t the first of its kind but was the “most dramatic” National Border Patrol Council President Brandon Judd can remember, he told” The Hill”.
More than 200 people are facing express charges for allegedly slogging through knife line on March 21 while outnumbered Texas Army National Guard personnel were in the process, according to NewsNation’s Border Report.
According to the El Paso Times, a judge in Texas ordered some workers accused of participating in the rebellion to get released from jail on Sunday.
” It sends a message that you can mix our borders improperly, that you can actually abuse people, and you’re going to be released”, Judd said.
If a federal immigration hold prevents their release, migrants without adequate documentation will remain imprisoned, the newspaper reported.
” All we have to do is wave immigration magistrates to our border”, Judd said. ” Wave prison officers to our borders. soon after illegally crossing the border, make those court images.
Texas GOP Gov. Knife line had been set up as part of Texas ‘ Operation Lone Star in response to Greg Abbott’s earlier this year sending the National Guard to the area to stop migrants from crossing the U.S. borders.
