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3 migrants, including 2 kids, drowned in Eagle Pass days after Texas blocked Border Patrol from area, congressman says (www.cnn.com)

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Three migrants, a woman and two children, drowned Saturday in the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass, Texas – very recently the epicenter of the migrant crisis – just days after state authorities blocked the US Border Patrol from accessing miles of the US-Mexico border, according to a post on X by Rep. Henry Cuellar.

“This is a tragedy, and the State bears responsibility,” Cuellar, a Democrat from Texas, said on X, formally known as Twitter.

The congressman said Border Patrol learned a group of six migrants were in distress in the Rio Grande at about 9 p.m. on Friday.

Border Patrol called the Texas Military Department, the Texas National Guard and Texas Department of Public Safety but “were unsuccessful” at relaying the information by phone, Cuellar said in the social media post. Federal agents then went to the gate at Shelby Park, set up by Texas authorities, to provide the information, Cuellar said.

“However, Texas Military Department soldiers stated they would not grant access to the migrants – even in the event of an emergency – and that they would send a soldier to investigate the situation,” Cuellar said on X.

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[-] Worx@lemmynsfw.com 19 points 9 months ago

You could always save them from drowning then just put them back in Mexico. I'd say saving a person's life is always more important than obeying the law

[-] rivermonster@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

Everyone has the right to seek asylum—no matter who they are, where they come from, or when they choose to flee. The right to seek asylum, along with other rights of refugees, is outlined in the 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol which has protected the rights of asylum seekers and refugees since the end of WWII. The legal documents are the core basis of international refugee protections and define the moral and legal obligations of countries to refugees and asylum seekers.

One of the most important protections established by the Convention is the core principle of non-refoulement, the right for refugees and asylum seekers to be protected from forced returns to a country where they will face serious threats to their life or freedom. This protection gives asylum seekers the right to seek asylum without fear of being returned to their country of origin, even if their legal refugee status hasn’t been determined yet. All countries are accountable for protecting asylum seekers and must accept them when they arrive at ports of entry.

If a refugee or asylum seeker is denied entry into a country and returned to their country of origin, they may be forced to return to an armed conflict or war and could be at risk of persecution, violence and death. To protect people from returning to dangerous situations where their lives and freedoms are at risk, the right to seek asylum must be upheld.

[+] yeather@lemmy.ca -15 points 9 months ago

https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/seeking-protection-how-us-asylum-process-works

To be an asylum seeker in the United States you must apply for asylum at one of 328 official ports of entry or from within the country already. Unless rainfall has been really bad there is no legal port of entry underwater. This person is therefore an illegal immigrant breaking the law, not an asylum seeker following the laws of the country they wish to integrate into.

https://www.cfr.org/in-brief/can-safe-third-country-agreements-resolve-asylum-crisis

In addition, many are denied for breaking another asylum seeking rule. You must seek asylum in the closest safe country. In most cases for immigrants like the woman and childrent that is Brazil, Guatemala, Panama, Mexico, and El Salvador. Any “asylum seeker” going through safe countries to reach the US is breaking the law and is not a real asylum seeker. The US border patrol has no obligation to save people illegally entering the country through unsafe routes, endangering Americans.

[-] highenergyphysics@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

See that’s the thing about you people.

You think you’re really doing the same thing leftists do right now, where you just post some sources and type out some bullshit about how it ties to your stance that murdering immigrants is a valid human thought.

Ignoring the scientifically proven fact that you are so fucking stupid your brain literally is unable to make the logical connections to do so, looking like a complete clown to anyone above room temp IQ.

Ignoring the fact that even now you are just unhinged fearposting because some pedophile tells you what to think.

Because at the end of the day, the only thing your dumb fucking skill can understand is acute lead poisoning.

Remember this liberals, next time you try to “peacefully vote” the fascists out. Remember what you are too cowardly to do.

[-] yeather@lemmy.ca -3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

If your mind is too small to comprehend unchecked immigration will ruin this cohntry there is no saving you. I have no sympathy for you or what will happen to you and your loved ones if your terrible ideals come to light. Also, what scientifically proven fact would you like to source on how every single conservative is less smart than liberals? From the sounds of it you have one source from a very left leaning point of view that stroked your ego so much you just have to quote it.

[-] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

If your mind is too small to comprehend unchecked immigration will ruin this cohntry

Yes, I heard your Messiah speak about this the other day. Immigrants are poisoning our blood is how your Messiah phrased it.

[-] yeather@lemmy.ca -2 points 9 months ago

Not a trump tard, nor a republican for that matter.

[-] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Sure buddy

[-] yeather@lemmy.ca -2 points 9 months ago

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