The Justice Department is assessing the situation along the Texas-Mexico border following reports that Texas troopers were told to push back migrants into the Rio Grande and ordered not to give them water, calling those reports 'troubling' in a statement to CNN.
The Justice Department is assessing the situation along the Texas-Mexico border after reports that Texas troopers were told to push migrants into the Rio Grande and told not to giv
"The department is aware of the troubling reports, and we are working with DHS and other relevant agencies to assess the situation," DOJ spokeswoman Xochitl Hinojosa told CNN. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Wednesday called Abbott's recent actions at the border a "political stunt" and "shameful" when asked about concerns from the Mexican government over the state's floating barriers.
Jean-Pierre said she would not speak to the "legal piece" of the situation, adding she would refer any legal action to the Department of Justice.
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