Texas National Guard troops are continuing to use the threat of the new state law SB 4 to harass and intimidate migrants crossing the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass, it was reported Thursday, even though the measure passed in December by the Republican-controlled state legislature and signed by Texas Governor Greg Abbott remains a dead letter legally.

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