Posted on Dec 21, 2023
Video shows Texas National Guard soldiers appearing to ignore a mother and baby’s pleas for help...
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A video obtained by Texas Public Radio shows members of the Texas National Guard appearing to ignore cries for help from a woman carrying a baby who seemed to be in danger of drowning in the Rio Grande.
Eyewitnesses attested that both mother and child “went under for a while” after several minutes of struggling, before resurfacing again.
The woman, who appeared to be a migrant attempting to cross into the U.S., could be heard at various points in the recording pleading in Spanish, “I can’t walk anymore. I’m begging you, please help me. I really can’t anymore.” Members of the Texas National Guard watched from a boat just a few feet away.
Later in the video, a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) airboat was seen speeding by, just a few feet away from the woman and child.
The Texas Military Department and CBP did not respond to repeated requests for comment.
TPR confirmed the veracity of the video but was unable to independently verify what happened before and after the video cuts out. Witnesses said the woman and child were able to eventually reach the southern banks of the river in Mexico on their own.
Eyewitnesses attested that both mother and child “went under for a while” after several minutes of struggling, before resurfacing again.
The woman, who appeared to be a migrant attempting to cross into the U.S., could be heard at various points in the recording pleading in Spanish, “I can’t walk anymore. I’m begging you, please help me. I really can’t anymore.” Members of the Texas National Guard watched from a boat just a few feet away.
Later in the video, a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) airboat was seen speeding by, just a few feet away from the woman and child.
The Texas Military Department and CBP did not respond to repeated requests for comment.
TPR confirmed the veracity of the video but was unable to independently verify what happened before and after the video cuts out. Witnesses said the woman and child were able to eventually reach the southern banks of the river in Mexico on their own.
Video shows Texas National Guard soldiers appearing to ignore a mother and baby’s pleas for help...
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Theymay have standing orders to not engage at any cost. The reason is that it could be an ambush to draw them out into a vulnerable position or to cut the wire to get to them then shoot them...it has happened on the border. This is one of those news stories that doesn't tell the whole story. Not sayinthtat is the case here but context matters.
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The border is such a mess. Truth is the cartels, who really decides who enters America, kill far more people than drown in the river. Mass graves of cartel victims have been found in Mexico. The border is a mess and it is on Harris. Why didn’t people on the other side of the river come to their aid?
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