Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's anti-migrant plan: Many arrested, many detained, few prosecuted

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Hundreds of migrants have been arrested for criminal trespass in Texas over the last few months. They're held in jail, sometimes without legal help, for weeks. but many of the cases are dropped before prosecution.

Del Rio, Texas The 27-year-old man tried to hold it together as he walked to his cell. It was weeks since he had been arrested. Weeks with no charges and no access to an attorney, he told CNN. Worst of all, two weeks without being able to talk to anyone on the outside, especially his wife and 7-year-old son.

Emotions took over."I started crying," he told CNN, remembering that time. Amid his isolation, in an orange jumpsuit, all he had was his faith. "I thanked God for the good and the bad I was going through," he said. The man, now with an attorney, spoke to CNN on Zoom, asking for anonymity as he is still in jail and fears retribution. Read MoreAn undocumented migrant from Mexico, he crossed into Texas hoping to make a better life for himself and his family.

 

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CNN you're joking at this point, right?

Who cares? They should be glad they are not shot on sight!

I love how a country built on slavery, kidnapping, genocide and theft can declare people 'illegal' because they cross an imaginary line drawn up at a border decided on by millionaires that steal money, push drugs, outsource jobs and destroy lives without remorse.

So isn't that illegal detention and impunity on the part of USA?

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