Border agents detain shielded immigrants at Texas checkpoint

MCALLEN, Texas (AP) — A congressman says nine people protected by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program was improperly detained at a Border Patrol checkpoint in South Texas.
The Border Patrol confirmed Monday that it detained nine people at its checkpoint in Falfurrias, about 80 miles (130 kilometers) north of the U.S.-Mexico border. It said all nine were released after agents “validated their claims by reviewing and verifying their documents.”
An attorney for one