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3 migrants, including 2 kids, drowned in Eagle Pass days after Texas blocked Border Patrol from area, congressman says

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By Rosa Flores, CNN (CNN) — Three migrants, a woman and two children, drowned Saturday in the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass, Texas – very recently the epicenter of the migrant crisis – just days after state authorities blocked the US Border Patrol from accessing miles of the US-Mexico border, according t…

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    3 migrants, including 2 kids, drowned in Eagle Pass days after Texas blocked Border Patrol from area, congressman says (opens Local News 8)

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    By Rosa Flores, CNN (CNN) — Three migrants, a woman and two children, drowned Saturday in the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass, Texas – very recently the epicenter of the migrant crisis – just days after state authorities blocked the US Border Patrol from accessing miles of the US-Mexico border, according t…

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    3 migrants, including 2 kids, drowned in Eagle Pass days after Texas blocked Border Patrol from area, congressman says | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    By Rosa Flores, CNN (CNN) — Three migrants, a woman and two children, drowned Saturday in the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass, Texas – very recently the

  3. Washington Times

    Texas congressman says migrants drowned near area where U.S. Border Patrol had access restricted (opens Washington Times)

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    A Texas congressman said Saturday that three migrants, including two children, drowned while trying to reach the U.S. near the border city of Eagle Pass, where the Biden administration says Texas has begun denying access to Border Patrol agents.

  4. Insider

    Child migrants drowned in the Rio Grande after Texas blocked Border Patrol from the area, congressman says (opens Insider)

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    A mother, an 8-year-old girl, and a 10-year-old boy, drowned in the Rio Grande on Saturday, said Texas Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar.

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    3 migrants, including 2 children, drowned in Eagle Pass days after Texas blocked Border Patrol from area, congressman says - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    (CNN) — Three migrants, a woman and two children, drowned Saturday in the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass, Texas – very recently the epicenter of the

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    3 migrants drowned in Eagle Pass days after Texas blocked Border Patrol from miles of US-Mexico border, congressman says (opens CNN)

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    Three migrants, a woman and two children, drowned Saturday in the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass, Texas – very recently the epicenter of the migrant crisis – just days after state authorities blocked the US Border Patrol from accessing miles of the US-Mexico border, authorities said.

  7. FOX 4 Dallas

    Texas congressman says migrants drowned near area where US Border Patrol had access restricted (opens FOX 4 Dallas)

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    A Texas congressman said that three migrants, including two children, drowned while trying to reach the U.S. near the border city of Eagle Pass, where the Biden administration says Texas has begun denying access to Border Patrol agents.

  8. Local News 8

    What we know about the drownings of 3 Mexican migrants in Eagle Pass, Texas (opens Local News 8)

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    By Rosa Flores and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — The drowning deaths of a woman and two children from Mexico near the US-Mexico border have magnified the rift between Texas and federal officials over who has jurisdiction in that part of the Rio Grande area and how to grapple with the migrant crisis.

  9. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    What we know about the drownings of 3 Mexican migrants near Eagle Pass, Texas (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Rosa Flores, Holly Yan, Sara Weisfeldt and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The drowning deaths of a woman and two children from Mexico near the US-Mexico border have magnified the rift between Texas and federal officials over who has jurisdiction in that part of the Rio Grande area and how to tackle the …

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    What we know about the drownings of 3 Mexican migrants in Eagle Pass, Texas | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    By Rosa Flores and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — The drowning deaths of a woman and two children from Mexico near the US-Mexico border have magnified the

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