Deep in the Heart of Texas: Judge in Texas border crackdown accused of using racist slur
It has been said that Texas Governor Greg Abott is “running his own immigration policy.” Among his measures has been to bus migrants from Texas to New York City and Washington, D.C. issuing an executive order allowing the National Guard to return migrants to the border, and more.
Jolie McCullough for the Texas Tribune (and here for the Daily Beast story) reports that a judge in Governor Abbott’s border enforcement operation to arrest and jail migrants on trespassing charges has been accused of using a racist slur against Latino defendants. A defense attorney told the State Commission on Judicial Conduct last week that Judge Allen Amos told her the trespassing defendants weren’t “your regular wetbacks,” according to a copy of the complaint obtained by The Texas Tribune. “They have phones and clothes and all kinds of other things,” Amos reportedly said in July to defense attorney Emily Miller. Miller is asking the commission to consider whether Amos’ alleged comment violates the Texas Judicial Code of Conduct. Judge Amos would not comment on the complaint but would “have to wait for the judicial ethics people.”
KJ