Woman, 2 children drown at Mexico border while trying to cross and enter US
A woman and two children drowned in the Rio Grande as they tried to enter the US from Mexico on Friday night after Texas military officers prevented federal border officials from aiding them
New Delhi,UPDATED: Jan 14, 2024 15:09 IST
A woman and two children drowned in the Rio Grande as they tried to enter the US from Mexico on Friday night after Texas military officers prevented federal border officials from aiding them, US border officials and a member of Congress said.
The deaths come as a dispute over immigration intensifies between Texas Governor Greg Abbott, a Republican, and the administration of US President Joe Biden, a Democrat, with a record number of migrants having illegally crossed the border since Biden took office in 2021.
Under Abbott, Texas has increasingly sought to implement its own border controls, which have historically been the legal domain of the federal government.
Officials said the three were attempting to cross the river near Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, which is not a legal port of entry and is where the Texas National Guard this week added concertina wire and fencing.
https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/three-migrants-drown-us-border-amid-dispute-between-texas-white-house-2488529-2024-01-14