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Converted Texas prison gets first immigrant detainees as Gov. Greg Abbott s border security effort ramps up
Jolie McCullough, Lomi Kriel, Texas TribuneTexas Tribune and Propublica
July 22, 2021
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A Texas prison has officially started detaining immigrants accused of state crimes after allegedly crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally as part of Gov. Greg Abbott’s heightened border security efforts.
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice said that Val Verde County, home to Del Rio, this week sent three people arrested under Abbott’s border initiative
to the Briscoe Unit in Dilley, a small town between San Antonio and Laredo. The number of detainees is expected to grow rapidly; the Val Verde county attorney predicted about 50 arrests of immigrants a day, ramping up to as many as 200 daily by August.
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Converted Texas prison gets first immigrant detainees as Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security effort ramps up
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The Dolph Briscoe Unit in Dilley on July 1, 2021.
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A Texas prison has officially started detaining immigrants accused of state crimes after allegedly crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally as part of Gov. Greg Abbott’s heightened border security efforts.
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice said Wednesday that Val Verde County, home to Del Rio, sent three people arrested under Abbott’s border initiative