Michael Karlis
A view of the Rio Grande from Shelby Park in July 2023.
The Texas Division of Public Security on Saturday pulled the physique of an unidentified man from the Rio Grande close to the Eagle Cross public park on the heart of a standoff between state and federal officers.
State troopers in a tactical boat recovered the physique from shallow water south of Shelby Park, in response to a tweet from DPS spokesman Lt. Chris Olivarez. The Maverick County Sheriff’s Workplace is now overseeing an investigation, Olivarez added.
Shelby Park is the location of a days-long standoff between Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and the Biden administration. The Texas Nationwide Guard seized management of the park from metropolis officers on Oct. 11 and subsequently blocked U.S. Customs and Border Safety brokers from coming into.
The White Home has since requested the U.S. Supreme Court docket to intervene, arguing that Abbott is hindering Border Patrol officers from finishing up their duties. Immigration enforcement is a federal, not a state, accountability, in response to authorized precedent.
In the course of the standoff, three migrants — a girl and two youngsters — drowned whereas making an attempt to cross the Rio Grande into Texas. Federal officers, together with U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, mentioned Border Patrol brokers have been unable to rescue the three as a result of they have been closed off from the park, a declare Abbott has denied.
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