Migrants indicted in Texas over alleged border breach after judge dismissed charges


by The Independent

The Independent— A Texas grand jury has indicted more than 140 migrants on misdemeanor rioting charges over an alleged mass attempt to breach the U.S.-Mexico border

The Foreign Desk—Judge Dismisses Riot Charges for Over 100 Migrants Who Rushed Border. By: Jason Hopkins, Daily Caller News Foundation A county judge dismissed 140 cases against migrants charged with rioting at the U.S. southern border, finding there was no reason to arrest them. El Paso County Court at Law 7 Judge Ruben Morales on Monday found no probable cause from Texas Department of Public Safety state troopers

TheBlaze—El Paso judge dismisses riot charges against 140 likely illegal aliens — Republican DA indicts them anyway. A district attorney in Texas has indicted 141 allegedly illegal aliens for riot participation just one day after a judge claimed there was no probable cause for doing so.On April 12, a group of 300 or so individuals reportedly crossed the U.S. border illegally near Riverside High School in El Paso, Texas. Of those 300, 142 allegedly cut through a temporary fence constructed of concertina wire, an act that "constitutes an illegal entry into the U.S.," according to a statement from Border Patrol....

Houston Public Media—Migrant apprehensions are down at the Texas border. Have state policies had an impact?. Abbott has credited his Operation Lone Star for a recent drop in migrant encounters on the Texas-Mexico border.