Escobar says Abbott’s migrant abuse claims need investigation, but adds he has ‘zero credibility’
EL PASO, Texas -- Allegations that migrant children being cared for at a Texas shelter may have been sexually abused need to be investigated, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (D-El Paso) said Thursday - but she added that Gov. Gregg Abbott (R-Texas), who raised the claims, has "zero credibility" in her view.
In a hastily called news conference on Wednesday evening, Abbott said complaints about sexual assault at a federally-run shelter facility at the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio were reported to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services as well as the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.