140 unauthorized immigrants have been formally charged for participating in another large riot at the border. A grand jury in El Paso decided to press charges after the migrants were initially released due to lack of evidence.
A judge in the county had previously decided to drop the charges against the migrants involved in the April 12 riot at the border due to insufficient evidence. There wasn't enough evidence to support the charges, according to El Paso County Public Defender Kelli Childress, who argued that the prosecutors were just trying to get attention, as reported by CBS News.However, El Paso District Attorney Bill Hicks later gathered a 12-person grand jury to review whether there was enough evidence for the arrests made by soldiers with the Texas Department of Public Safety during the riot.
The grand jury evaluated the situation and concluded that the soldiers had enough reason to make the arrests, leading to the decision to issue indictments for the previously dismissed cases. involved After the ruling, Hicks stated that
a group of ordinary citizens from the community reviewed the case and decided that there was sufficient evidence for the arrests.
According to KDBC-TV, Hicks also mentioned that people cannot engage in dangerous behavior like breaking barriers, putting lives at risk, and causing the National Guardsmen to fear for their lives just to reach a specific gate. indictments Childress argued that Hicks' office did not have any evidence and described the decision to pursue indictments through a grand jury as
a terrible choice.
She mentioned that it was unfair for Hicks to seek warrants for re-arresting individuals when a judge had already ruled that there was no basis to continue the case.
As reported by El Paso Matters, she stated,
They don't have any witnesses or evidence.
The charged individuals could potentially face up to 180 days in jail and a fine of up to $2,000. Hicks also pointed out that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement could still decide to take legal action for unauthorized entry into the country, according to NBC News. Less than a month prior, a video was released showing a group of unauthorized immigrants tearing down a border fence and overpowering Texas National Guard soldiers, as per previous reports by The Dallas Express
. At the time, participants in the incident were alsodetained, as mentioned by Hicks at that time. releasedThis event led to criticism of President Joe Biden, with many public officials speaking out about the surge in unauthorized border crossings since he took office in 2021. criticized Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham publicly addressed the incident and claimed on
social media
that it was chaos instigated by @JoeBiden. Additionally, the National Border Patrol Council's official union criticized Biden for not taking action along the border and warned that the issues will only worsen without meaningful change. The chaos Joe Biden and his radical leftist group have caused for Americans is terrible.
An El Paso grand jury has charged 140 illegal migrants who reportedly caused a disturbance at the border after being released by a judge earlier due to a lack of evidence. A county judge had previously decided to drop the charges for the migrants involved in the April 12 riot along […
“The anarchy Joe Biden and his radical leftist mob have unleashed on Americans is despicable,” it wrote on X.
