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

KIFI— EL PASO, Texas (AP) — 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 indictments Tuesday came a day after a judge threw out the cases and ordered them to be released from jail. No one was reported hurt

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.