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GOP-led states have spent millions of dollars this year to help Texas secure border
5 months, 1 week ago

GOP-led states have spent millions of dollars this year to help Texas secure border

Raw Story  

This article was reported and written in collaboration with States Newsroom, the nation’s largest state-focused nonprofit news organization, and Stateline, a States Newsroom outlet covering trends in state policy. Brad Little sent 10 state police officers in April for a three-week, $205,655 assignment, one ISP trooper said the majority of the time was spent along the border wall assisting the …

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Texas National Guard is shooting pepper balls to deter migrants at the border
6 months ago

Texas National Guard is shooting pepper balls to deter migrants at the border

Raw Story  

CIUDAD JUÁREZ — National Guard members on the Texas-Mexico border have added pepper ball guns to their arsenal, firing at migrants who are gathering on the U.S. side of the Rio Grande or trying to break through the tangle of concertina wire strung along the border. The Texas National Guard is using pepper balls at the border in El Paso …

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Texas will build camp for National Guard members in border city of Eagle Pass
10 months, 1 week ago

Texas will build camp for National Guard members in border city of Eagle Pass

Associated Press  

McALLEN, Texas — Texas will build an operations base for up to 1,800 National Guard members in Eagle Pass, expanding the presence of soldiers in the border city where the state has clashed with the Biden administration over immigration enforcement, Republican Gov. The 80-acre property along the Rio Grande will open a short distance from Shelby Park, the riverfront area …

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Texas will build camp for National Guard members in border city of Eagle Pass
10 months, 1 week ago

Texas will build camp for National Guard members in border city of Eagle Pass

The Independent  

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Lawsuit claims National Guard members sexually exploited migrants seeking asylum
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Lawsuit claims National Guard members sexually exploited migrants seeking asylum

Associated Press  

BUFFALO, N.Y. — National Guard members assigned to Buffalo-area hotels housing migrants awaiting asylum hearings are accused in a lawsuit of sexually exploiting the migrants, who described feeling especially vulnerable while living in unclean rooms, far from family and with little access to the outside. The lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Manhattan names the New York State Division of …

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What to know as Republicans governors consider sending more National Guard to the Texas border
10 months, 3 weeks ago

What to know as Republicans governors consider sending more National Guard to the Texas border

Hindustan Times  

AUSTIN, Texas — As Republicans cheer on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's escalating feud with the Biden administration over immigration enforcement, some governors are considering deploying National Guard members to the border — again. Earlier this month, troops from the Texas National Guard seized the park and began turning away federal immigration authorities despite pleas from U.S. government officials. Migrants are …

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What to know as Republicans governors consider sending more National Guard to the Texas border
10 months, 3 weeks ago

What to know as Republicans governors consider sending more National Guard to the Texas border

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — As Republicans cheer on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s escalating feud with the Biden administration over immigration enforcement, some governors are considering deploying National Guard members to the border — again. Earlier this month, troops from the Texas National Guard seized the park and began turning away federal immigration authorities despite pleas from U.S. government officials. Migrants are …

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In Eagle Pass, a tense border standoff between Texas and the federal government grows
11 months ago

In Eagle Pass, a tense border standoff between Texas and the federal government grows

Raw Story  

Jan. 22, 2024 "In Eagle Pass, a tense border standoff between Texas and the federal government is reaching a crescendo" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Clothes left behind by migrants are scattered by the bank of …

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Texas strings concertina wire along New Mexico border to deter migrants
1 year, 2 months ago

Texas strings concertina wire along New Mexico border to deter migrants

Raw Story  

Oct. 17, 2023 "Texas strings concertina wire along New Mexico border to deter migrants" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. EL PASO — The Texas National Guard in recent weeks has deployed miles of concertina wire along …

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Eagle Pass residents sour on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star
1 year, 4 months ago

Eagle Pass residents sour on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star

Raw Story  

Aug. 7, 2023 " Eagle Pass residents sour on Texas Gov. Until you live it, you shouldn’t have an opinion.” State lawmakers have allocated nearly $10 billion so far for the state’s border buildup, which began in 2021 and has sent Department of Public Safety troopers and National Guard members to parts of the 1,200-mile Texas-Mexico border, where they often …

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Ex-Louisville cop involved in protest shooting pleads guilty
2 years, 2 months ago

Ex-Louisville cop involved in protest shooting pleads guilty

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A former Louisville police officer blamed for instigating a conflict that led to the fatal shooting of a Black barbecue restaurant owner during the Breonna Taylor protests has pleaded guilty to using excessive force. Steve Romines, a lawyer for McAtee’s family, said they are “glad that there has been an acknowledgment of the gross misconduct of the …

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Alaska, Texas governors sue over National Guard vaccine rule
2 years, 10 months ago

Alaska, Texas governors sue over National Guard vaccine rule

Associated Press  

JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska Gov. Greg Abbott in seeking to block the U.S. Department of Defense from mandating COVID-19 vaccines for National Guard members who are under state command. Attorneys for the two governors, in an amended lawsuit dated Tuesday, say that when National Guard members are serving the state, the federal government has no command authority. More than 220 …

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Live updates: National Guard members in Texas refuse vaccine
2 years, 11 months ago

Live updates: National Guard members in Texas refuse vaccine

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas officials indicated Tuesday that thousands of National Guard members are refusing COVID-19 vaccines in the latest challenge against a Biden administration order that requires all members of the military to get one. Omicron clouds forecasts for endgame — Fauci says CDC may add test requirement for infected people ending isolation — Pentagon chief Austin says he …

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January 16, 2021 coronavirus news
3 years, 11 months ago

January 16, 2021 coronavirus news

CNN  

National Guard members unload supplies outside the US Capitol on January 14, in Washington, DC. Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images The overwhelming majority of the more than 20,000 National Guard members expected in Washington, DC for President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration will not be tested for coronavirus before they are deployed from states or upon their arrival in the nation’s capital, a National …

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Pentagon authorizes 25,000 National Guard members for inauguration
3 years, 11 months ago

Pentagon authorizes 25,000 National Guard members for inauguration

CNN  

CNN — The Pentagon has authorized up to 25,000 National Guard members for President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, the National Guard Bureau said in a press release Friday, marking an increase from the 21,000 troops authorized a day earlier. The Department of Defense announced Tuesday that National Guard members will be armed as they are supporting US Capitol security in Washington, …

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Ohio Statehouse, state offices to close amid protest threat
3 years, 11 months ago

Ohio Statehouse, state offices to close amid protest threat

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Statehouse and other state buildings in downtown Columbus will be closed through Inauguration Day as police officers, National Guard members and state troopers provide security and authorities prepare for possible protests by supporters of President Donald Trump, Gov. “These are violent people, and their violence will not be tolerated in Ohio.” The governor was joined by …

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The vaccine rollout and civil unrest is keeping the National Guard busy after an ‘unprecedented’ 2020
3 years, 11 months ago

The vaccine rollout and civil unrest is keeping the National Guard busy after an ‘unprecedented’ 2020

CNN  

CNN — The US National Guard was so busy last year with “unprecedented” domestic deployments – helping with Covid-19, civil unrest and natural disasters – it referred to 2020 as Year of the Guard. And across the country, National Guard members have been toiling in all kinds of roles to fight the coronavirus pandemic – helping at testing sites, delivering …

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