Texas National Guard Firing Pepper Spray Projectiles at Migrants

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image National Guard soldier stands guard on the banks of the Rio Grande river at Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, Texas on January 12, 2024. © 2024 Brandon Bell/Getty Images (Austin, TX) – The Texas National Guard has repeatedly fired pepper spray projectiles at arriving migrants, Human Rights Watch said today. The Texas legislature should deny additional funds for the Texas Military Department, which oversees the Texas National Guard, until this practice ends.In several incidents, including one newly documented by Human Rights Watch, Texas National Guard members fired pepper…

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