Allen Amos, a visiting judge handling trespassing cases under Gov. Greg Abbott’s “catch-and-jail” border operation, allegedly used the derogatory term in a recent conversation with a defense attorney.
on trespassing charges has been accused of using a racist slur against Latino defendants.
A defense attorney told the State Commission on Judicial Conduct last week that Judge Allen Amos told her the trespassing defendants weren’t “your regular wetbacks,” according to a copy of the complaint obtained by The Texas Tribune.
It’s unknown if he will continue serving as a visiting judge for migrant trespassing cases in the meantime.
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