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Texas Governor Greg Abbott has celebrated the decision by a Texas grand jury to indict over 140 migrants on misdemeanor rioting charges, just one day after a county judge ruled there was insufficient probable cause to press charges.
Abbott said it was “excellent work” by the grand jury to “overrule the judge’s lenience.”
Writing on X, formerly Twitter, he said: “A Texas grand jury indicts more than 140 illegal immigrants for rioting stemming from their mass attempt to breach the U.S. border. This comes a day after a judge threw out the cases.”
Bill Hicks, the El Paso County District Attorney, added on Tuesday: “The citizens of El Paso, through the grand jury, essentially overruled the judge’s ruling and found probable cause to believe that the riots did occur.”
A Texas grand jury indicts more than 140 illegal immigrants for rioting stemming from their mass attempt to breach the U.S. border.
This comes a day after a judge threw out the cases.
Excellent work by the grand jury to overrule the judge’s lenience.https://t.co/7XuKEukmdP
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) April 24, 2024
The alleged breach occurred on April 12 in El Paso, Texas, when an individual in a group of migrants cut through a razor wire barrier, according to the authorities.
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