AUSTIN, Texas — New details have emerged about five immigrants who struggled to cross the border into Eagle Pass over the weekend, ultimately resulting in the deaths of three people and creating a firestorm between the Biden administration and Texas.

The Jan. 12 drowning of a mother and her two children set off a blame game between the federal government and Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX). The White House said the Abbott administration “blocked” federal agents from responding to emergencies at the border.