Following the drowning deaths of three migrants, including two minors, Sun Journal writer Steve Majerus-Collins falsely reported on X that the deaths were caused by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s recent deployment of the Texas National Guard to gain control of the U.S.-Mexico border.
“My X feed is full of MAGA folks defending a Texas policy that let a mother and two young children drown at the US border,” Majerus-Collins said in a Sunday post.
“Even the children, they say, were lawbreakers who had it coming,” Majerus-Collins claimed.
Majerus-Collins did not provide any examples of “MAGA folks” posting that the migrant children deserved to die, nor was the Maine Wire able to locate any examples of the kinds of posts he claimed were “filling” his feed.
Majerus-Collins, who was named “Journalist of the Year” by the Maine Press Association in 2022, appears to have based the false information he reported on a press release from U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, a Democrat from Texas.
However, documents filed with the U.S. Justice Department show that the three individuals in question had already drowned before U.S. Customs and Border Protection was alerted to their presence near the Shelby Park boat ramp by Mexican officials.
According to the federal memo, all three individuals had drowned before any U.S. or Texas personnel were made aware of their attempted crossing.
Roughly an hour later, a guardsman with the Texas National Guard prevented a federal Border Patrol agent from accessing the area where the deaths occurred.
Neither Majerus-Collins nor Cuellar have deleted or corrected the false information.
When other social media users pointed up the facts surrounding the migrant deaths, Majerus-Collins claimed ignorance of what actually happened on the border; however, he maintained that supporters of former President Donald Trump were happy over the deaths.
“I don’t know what happened,” Majerus-Collins posted.
“What I do know is that a whole lot of people, all with plenty of MAGA posts, seem almost giddy at the notion that a mother and two children drowned trying to get to Texas,” he said.
The false narrative that Texas caused the drowning deaths was also promoted by the Biden White House and multiple mainstream media outlets.
According to the New York Post, Texas officials have described the claim that Texas policies contributed to the drowning as “wholly inaccurate.”
According to those Texas officials, Border Patrol was not seeking access to the border area in order to rescue any migrants.
Instead, they were seeking to apprehend two members of the same party who survived the dangerous river crossing and illegally entered the U.S.
It was Biden’s stupid policy that made her drag her children into the Rio Grand.
Open borders kill — and so do lying “journalists”
That is the state of most reportors today; copy the AP.
Apparently Majerus-Collins is a mind reader. A truly amazing skill. He can tell that people are happy the three died. No, we are not happy. We are sad that Biden has promoted a policy that put them in jeopardy.. Steve is a joke of a journalist. That he was named Journalist of the Year tells you where the industry is these days in Maine.
Keep up your amazing Investigative reporting – don’t waiver! So glad that: The Maine Wire continues exposing fraud! Gods Speed…
It is truly amazing to see today how the democrat/communist media parrot every lie that comes into their “in” box. Beyond too stupid to ask any questions especially when they can throw the lies at Trump and his supporters. I don’t know any moral conservative people who would be happy that these folks down. But lots of democrat/communitst are happy over the deaths as it gives them more hatred to throw at Trump and his supporters. I don’t know this fool but know he needs to find another job. This ignorant “journalist of the year” ought to be put in stocks in the town square so decent people can come by and tone him like they did in colonial America’s early days. He is a disgrace to his profession
Steve Collins, I suggest you pull your head out of your fat ass and actually investigate what’s going on In our country . We are being invaded , no unwavering doubt about it. Our govt and. Most of our so called leaders in this country have sould us out and reining their pockets with OUR MONEY, selling our land and resources to people from.other country’s, especially China. Thrre as been more illegals imported into our country than Americans being born here. That’s a fact ! The democrats/communists/Marxists hate you and our country. Their ripping down statues , destroying our history, sexualizing our children, removing our borders, removing police officers and law enforcement, letting people Rob steal and murder, literally!! Importing drugs turning our city’s into 3rd world shitholes. Having gay sex in congress and video taping it !!! Letting men ,MEN compete against st women and let them in their locker rooms! Look what they did to the only town of working class people in Maui. It’s an utter disgrace!! Do you stupid democrats think they give a flip about you Stevie, your a usefully idiot that will be disposed just like the rest of us after theve totally destroyed this once great country. It’s your party Stevie, destroying it all . Everyone YOU VOTED FOR IN OFFICE RUNMING THINGS IS CAUSING ALL THIS CRAP.
The Sun Journal is just another Soros rag. When is Stevie going to get his Pulitzer Prize?