Facing sex discrimination claims, Texas begins jailing migrant women under border crackdown

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English - July 27, 2023 10:00 - 5 minutes - 6.94 MB - ★★★★★ - 103 ratings
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Operation Lone Star originally targeted single men suspected of crossing the border illegally in mass trespassing arrests, but some claimed that not arresting women violated equal protection laws.

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