“They told us that they couldn’t give us water because it was not their responsibility,” Carmen told CNN after she tried asking for water.
“They asked us why we had left our countries,” she continued, saying that she asked for water again at around 2pm. “I felt I was suffocating,” said Carmen, who added that she entered the Rio Grande to cool herself down.
“They showed us handcuffs and they told us they would arrest us,” she said, referring to the soldiers.
Carmen went on to tell CNN that she was refused water several more times on 12 July and that she and her husband eventually spent the night on the Rio Grande riverbank.
“I didn’t really sleep … I was scared,” Carmen said, adding that she saw snakes nearby.
According to CNN, Carmen was eventually seen by a paramedic, who she said told her: “I don’t know why they treated you badly when all you want is a better life.” US immigration authorities later took Carmen and her husband for processing, CNN reports.
Source: Pregnant migrants at US border say Texas soldiers denied them water | Texas | The Guardian
Abolitionist and former slave Frederick Douglass did not smile in his portraits. There is a reason why: the nature of slavery itself. To understand, look at this famous photo of a former slave showing the scars on his back from being whipped. That picture was taken in 1863 after he had escaped to become a Union soldier during the Civil War.
You must be logged in to post a comment.