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Border Patrol blocked from saving drowning migrants by Texas, DHS says

Texas authorities physically barred Border Patrol agents from trying to rescue drowning migrants, the Department of Homeland Security says. Mexican authorities recovered the bodies of a woman and two children Saturday across the border from Eagle Pass, Texas. Texas officials claim the drownings had already happened when Border Patrol requested access. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes has more.
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