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TexasTowelie

(126,035 posts)
Thu Jan 29, 2026, 04:47 AM 12 hrs ago

Protesters detained, hit by tear gas near Dilley family detention facility - KSAT 12



Several protesters were detained and came into contact with tear gas Wednesday near a Dilley detention facility where a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father are being held.

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Protesters detained, hit by tear gas near Dilley family detention facility - KSAT 12 (Original Post) TexasTowelie 12 hrs ago OP
Thank you Texas protestors! mysteryowl 9 hrs ago #1
It's in texas... 2naSalit 8 hrs ago #2
So even when they protest constitutionally? mysteryowl 8 hrs ago #3
Doesn't seem to... 2naSalit 7 hrs ago #4

mysteryowl

(8,519 posts)
1. Thank you Texas protestors!
Thu Jan 29, 2026, 07:40 AM
9 hrs ago

Your actions matter!

Was this an unlawful demonstration? Why all the muscle?

2naSalit

(100,638 posts)
2. It's in texas...
Thu Jan 29, 2026, 08:54 AM
8 hrs ago

They tend to be brutal when they have those sticks in their hands and lots of body armor.

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