Three migrants drowned after Texas authorities blocked Border Patrol.
AdvertisementThree migrants, including two children, died in Texas on Saturday after state authorities blocked Border Patrol from accessing the area.
But its attempts to phone the Texas Military Department (TMD), the Texas National Guard, and the Texas Department of Public Safety about the situation were fruitless, he added.
'The Texas governor's policies are cruel, dangerous, and inhumane'David ZalubowskiThe tragedy comes a day after it was alleged that Texas National Guard soldiers had been blocking US Border Patrol agents from accessing parts of the US-Mexico border.
AdvertisementThe Department of Homeland Security, the Texas National Guard, and the Texas Military Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider.
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