At least 30 people have been killed as a result of Greg Abbott's racist Operation Lone Star scheme
Texas’ racist, multibillion dollar border scheme illegally jailing Black and brown migrants without any state charges has also resulted in the deaths of at least 30 people, civil rights organizations said in a new complaint filed with the Justice Department.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Texas and Texas Civil Rights Project (TCRP) said that state Department of Public Safety (DPS) officers have racially profiled drivers under Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star scheme, with some of this harassment turning into unnecessary high-speed chases. They say at least 30 people have been killed as a result, including five bystanders who had nothing to do with the stops.
Both groups are among the coalition of organizations that filed a Title VI discrimination complaint last year, pointing to ample evidence of racial profiling and biased policing. “Federal civil rights investigation and intervention is urgently needed,” the two organizations say in their new complaint.
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