Hidalgo County leaders call for government s help amid migrant surge
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Several Hidalgo County leaders called upon federal and state governments to help with the migrant crisis along the southern border, following a viral social media post from the La Joya Police Department.
On Thursday, Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order restricting the transportation of migrants infected with COVID-19, less than 24 hours after speaking with La Joya Mayor Isidro Casanova.
During their phone call, Casanova said he asked Abbott s for assistance with the migrant surge in Hidalgo County, an idea echoed by county judge Richard Cortez.
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Jolie McCullough
Texas Tribune
The pandemic has stalled much of the Texas criminal justice system. State prisons stopped accepting new inmates for several months last year, and most counties have not held a single criminal jury trial since last March.
But while many defendants are stuck in a county lockup waiting for a repeatedly delayed court date, crime still occurs and police continue to make arrests. The result: Numerous county jails are running out of room. There are quite a few counties that are having to contend with population issues, said Brandon Wood, executive director of the Texas Commission on Jail Standards. “All along we knew that the speed at which the courts were operating would eventually create another issue, and it’s starting to have that impact.”