'Significant evidence that DPS is engaged in racial profiling, discriminating against Latinx drivers and passengers, in these stops. And, troublingly, the stops turn into deadly vehicle pursuits with alarming frequency," @ACLUTx @TXCivilRights alleges in @TheJusticeDept complaint
@ACLUTx @TXCivilRights @TheJusticeDept The allegations come after a state-imposed review of 2021 traffic stops, @jsmccullou writes, flagging DPS as possibly racially profiling Hispanics based on a disproportionate number of stops & searches, despite finding less contraband texastribune.org/2022/07/28/tex…
.@TheJusticeDept is already investigating @TxDPS and other state agencies for alleged civil rights violations in #OperationLoneStar.
propublica.org/article/operat…
propublica.org/article/operat…
.@jsmccullou also found that despite boasting about combating drugs and cartel smuggling, the largest share of #OperationLoneStar arrests were for trespassing - a misdemeanor
texastribune.org/2022/04/04/tex…
texastribune.org/2022/04/04/tex…
Many of the arrests @GregAbbott_TX and @TxDPS counted were far from the border, had nothing to do with it, & the agency revised its stats after we asked questions. propublica.org/article/texas-…
Along the way, reporters also found that state leaders repeatedly made misleading statements about #OperationLoneStar: propublica.org/article/texas-…
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