Texas DPS launches probe amid allegations troopers were told to push back migrant children into the Rio Grande River.
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Migrants walk by a string of buoys placed on the water along the Rio Grande border with Mexico, July 16, 2023, in Eagle Pass, Texas.MORE: New warning issued for rebooking air travel after delays, cancellations Asked about the allegations that Texas National Guard soldiers pushed back migrants into the Rio Grande, the Texas Military Department's office of public affairs told ABC News in a statement on Tuesday that "there is no order or directive instructing Service Members to push illegal immigrants back into the river or deny them drinking water.
Razor wire deployed by DPS along the Rio Grande is forcing people to cross in riskier sections of river -- and on a number of occasions, those attempting to cross get caught up and badly cut, according to the email.
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