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This is the best summary I could come up with:
"Tragically, a woman and two children drowned last night in the Shelby Park area of Eagle Pass, which was commandeered by the State of Texas earlier this week," the department said.
White House spokesperson Angelo Fernández Hernández said Texas soldiers "blocked U.S. Border Patrol from attempting to provide emergency assistance" to the migrants.
"While we continue to gather facts about the circumstances of these tragic deaths, one thing is clear: Governor Abbott's political stunts are cruel, inhumane, and dangerous," Fernández Hernández added.
The Texas Military Department, which oversees the state National Guard, confirmed it was contacted by Border Patrol on Friday night "in reference to a migrant distress situation."
The state National Guard soldiers ended their search after detecting Mexican officials "responding to an incident on the Mexico side of the river bank," the Texas Military Department added.
The drastic move alarmed local officials in Eagle Pass, who said they did not approve it, as well as the federal government, which alerted the Supreme Court of Texas' actions overnight on Thursday.
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