AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating potential civil rights violations in Texas’ multibillion-dollar border security mission that has given the National Guard arrest powers and seen state authorities bus migrants to Washington, D.C., according to public records.
A lawyer for the state police agency acknowledged the federal probe of Gov. Greg Abbott’s initiative to curb people crossing from Mexico in a May email, records obtained by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune show. The state prison system also cited a “formal investigation” in a letter seeking to withhold public records related to Operation Lone Star.
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The investigation comes to light as a human smuggling attempt that left 53 people dead in a sweltering tractor-trailer highlights the limits of state and federal border controls. Crossings along the entire southern border are at or near their highest point in about two decades.
Last year, Abbott, a Republican seeking reelection, rolled out a massive law enforcement apparatus on the border, alleging inaction by President Joe Biden’s administration. The surge in officers has driven arrests — including for trespassing, low-level amounts of marijuana and other minor crimes that appear to have little to do with border security. Some of those detained have spent weeks in state jails.
The emails from Texas Department of Public Safety officials indicate federal authorities are looking at whether the operation may have broken a law against discrimination based on race, color or national origin by organizations receiving federal funds.
A spokesperson for the Department of Justice’s civil right’s division declined to comment. A Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman did not respond to a request for comment
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice provided information about Operation Lone Star to Department of Justice officials after they requested it in March, according to spokeswoman Amanda Hernandez. She said the state prison system “has and continues to follow all state, and federal laws as the state of Texas responds to the ongoing crisis at the border.”
Since April, Abbott has also offered migrants bus rides to Washington, D.C., saying he was taking the immigration issue to Congress’ doorstep. So far, about 3,000 migrants have taken the trip at a cost of more than $5 million.
The efforts have not stopped a recent increase in crossings at the southern border. Authorities stopped migrants from crossing illegally 523,000 times between January and May, up from 417,000 over the same span a year ago.
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The treachery of the treasonous, socialist Democrat Party know no bounds.
Why is it OK for the Biden administration to bus illegal immigrants to Republican States, but it is not OK for these Republican States to bus the illegal immigrants back to the Biden administration?
Article IV Section 4 of the Constitution
The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic Violence.
Puppet Biden, Harris and the Democrat controlled Congress should be condemned and prosecuted for violating our U.S. Laws and our Constitution.
This treasonous, hateful, destructive, immoral, socialist Democrat Party and their corrupt, demented puppet president has become our country’s most destructive and deadliest ENEMY!
And it will continue because WE are allowing it. The Founding Fathers were stacking bodies for less than what these democrats have done. Unfortunately, our side doesn’t have the same grit.
AND till we get BACK that grit, i fear things may never change, for the better.
the justice department has turned into the american gestapo!
The “Socialist Democrat Party State” political officers, Gestapo, Woke and Cancel Culture are just getting started.
You will obey, be loyal and support the policies of the “Socialist Democrat Party State” or you will be classified as “Enemies of the State” and “Domestic Terrorists”.
This treasonous, hateful, destructive, immoral, socialist Democrat Party and their corrupt, demented puppet president has become our country’s most destructive and deadliest ENEMY!
It is more like Obama’s private military that he spoke about wanting to have in the past.
You can say the same thing about the FBI.. They dropped all charges against the mostly peaceful rioters . They couldn’t find any evidence.
You’re right. This morning heard on the news that 2 more mass shooters planned on shooting up another July 4th celebration in Richmond, Va. These 2 shooters were found out to be ILLEGAL immigrants and one had been deported before. Good job for the citizen who turned these Marxist bags of dummycrat manure into the police where they were then arrested. Seems like this fits right into the dummycrat’s dream of having their own “brown shirts” private army. Just like 1933 Germany and to think the dummycrats call us Nazis. LOL!!!
PEOPLE cried foul, whe trump said our govt, was corrupted by the deep state.. THIS PROVES what he said.
The discrimination is being done by government against real Americans.
To fully advance the Lying, Treasonous, Demonic, Socialist Democrat Party’s destructive beliefs and agendas is to divide our citizens with hate and promote – racism, open borders, radical feminism, abortion-on-demand, the LGBTQ lifestyle, unfettered sexual identity, transgender, same sex marriage, child indoctrination into sexual confusion and perversions, the pagan Liberal left Democrats must do away with GOD, our Constitution, common sense, morality, Christian values and free religious exercise altogether.
Under the Disguise of “anti-discrimination.”
because to the left, IF YOU ARE NOT WITH THEM, you are not a real American!
This scares the SHIFF outa me! It may already too late to save our country!
No, you’re not looking for discrimination—you’re looking for incrimination.
IMPEACH GARLAND
Not to worry, ,,,it is the eyes of Texas that are upon the corrupt politcians, not the cross eyed, cross dressing Democrat Cyclops with one eye upon THE PEOPLE.,,, and the strong arms of our Rangers upon the law breaking criminals who are being relocated back to the places where their law breaking originated, and they can all feel at home,,,,Like Washinton D.C. Unlike most any other of the States, Texas was once a nation unto itself. If we decide to leave we will take the best and brightest along with us and the Blue states can rot in hell. If Garland shows his face in Texas he will feel as warm and comfy as a Beto at a Gun rally barbeque. May he thinks he can out swim the Pirranha that are being dumped into the RIo Grande from our Texas fish hatcheries.
AND according to law, Texas is iirc, the ONLY STATE THAT HAD in its joining the union, a provision THAT IF IT WANTS TO LEAVE< the USG can't do jack about it.
So, let me get this straight….
The Federal Gov’t does NOTHING to even slow the Invasion of OUR country down, and when Texas gets tired of Feds ignoring the issue, institute their own state-run plan to address the Invasion.
And the Feds are investigating Texas for “discrimination”?? Discrimination against who?? The illegals or U.S. citizens, the taxpayers…. Remember us??
Hey, Joe… Remember us??!!
Joe can only remember when it’s time for ice cream, unless he’s napping.
Yup. THEY Not only do nothing to stop it, but VIA OUR Tax dollars, ENCOURAGE IT.. BUT when states try to PREVENT IT On their own, the feds get all bent out of shape..
MORE AND MORE i say we need to SCORCH the entire damn Dept of injustice, into oblivion.. Lock stock, and barrel.
The Only Discrimination that is happening in this Country is being DONE and USED by the FAKE Pretending President Joe (China) O’Brien and his FRAUDULENT Administration and his FRAUDULENT DOJ.
“…state authorities bus migrants to Washington, D.C…”
No matter what you call these invaders, I’m thrilled that TX is busing them to Biden’s doorstep.
I’d be happy to see them bus them RIGHT BACK across the border.