Video shows Texas National Guard soldiers appearing to ignore a mother and baby's pleas for help in the Rio Grande [View all]

https://www.tpr.org/border-immigration/2023-12-18/video-shows-texas-national-guard-members-appearing-to-ignore-a-mother-and-babys-pleas-for-help-in-the-rio-grande

A video obtained by Texas Public Radio shows members of the Texas National Guard appearing to ignore cries for help from a woman carrying a baby who seemed to be in danger of drowning in the Rio Grande.

Eyewitnesses attested that both mother and child “went under for a while” after several minutes of struggling, before resurfacing again.

The woman, who appeared to be a migrant attempting to cross into the U.S., could be heard at various points in the recording pleading in Spanish, “I can’t walk anymore. I’m begging you, please help me. I really can’t anymore.” Members of the Texas National Guard watched from a boat just a few feet away.

Later in the video, a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) airboat was seen speeding by, just a few feet away from the woman and child.

The Texas Military Department and CBP did not respond to repeated requests for comment.

TPR confirmed the veracity of the video but was unable to independently verify what happened before and after the video cuts out. Eyewitnesses said the woman and child were able to eventually reach the southern banks of the river in Mexico on their own.

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