Texas troopers were ‘inhumane’ to migrants under order of Abbott initiative

Troopers were instructed to push children into Rio Grande and deny migrants water, according to emails sent by state employee

Texas troopers employed by Greg Abbott’s border patrol initiative were instructed to push children into the Rio Grande and deny migrants water in extreme heat, according to emails sent by a state employee.

A trooper-medic from the state’s Department of Public Safety expressed concern over “inhumane” actions towards migrants in a 3 July email to supervisors and reveals other unreported incidents involving migrants, the Houston Chronicle first reported.