Migrants

Mike and Mark Sheppard, both charged in the shooting death of a migrant man in Hudspeth County, were released from jail on bond Monday night, the county sheriff’s office said.

The Latino advocacy groups also announced it will ask the U.S. Department of Justice to look into the flights that immigrants’ rights groups claimed were nothing more than political stunts.

The soldier is the 10th known Texas Guard member linked to the mission to die since its rapid expansion began in September 2021.

Mike Sheppard was a jail warden for the West Texas Detention Center in Sierra Blanca — a privately owned detention facility that used to contract with the federal government to detain migrants. Louisiana-based LaSalle Corrections confirmed that he no longer worked with the company.

This has been the deadliest year ever for migrants trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border. Hundreds have drowned in the Rio Grande or perished from extreme heat in failed smuggling attempts.

Abbott has waged a battle against Biden’s border policy and Mexican cartels since early 2021. But he waited until last week to create a cartel division at Texas DPS.

Migrants from across the hemisphere are increasingly crossing the border in a remote corner of South Texas. The shift has big implications for border towns like Eagle Pass — and the entire country.

After Texas Gov. Greg Abbott launched a controversial program to bus migrants to other states, he appealed to private donors to help cover the costs. But contributions to the so-called "Border Transportation Funding" are well short of the $12 million that's been spent.

Attorneys for the Venezuelan migrants, who are suing Florida Gov. DeSantis after being transported from Texas to the Massachusetts island, said the consent forms migrants signed were missing material information and not fully translated.

Some of the migrants have said they were lured on to the flights with promises of jobs, housing and other benefits.