Thread: 250 Immigrants Turn themselves in at New Mexico Border

Group of Nearly 250 Immigrants Arrested at New Mexico Border

U.S. Border Patrol agents in New Mexico say a group of nearly 250 immigrants are in custody after turning themselves in to authorities at the Antelope Wells Port of Entry.


Jan. 16, 2019, at 8:56 p.m.

Group of Nearly 250 Immigrants Arrested at New Mexico Border

ANTELOPE WELLS, N.M. (AP) — U.S. Border Patrol agents in New Mexico say a group of nearly 250 immigrants are in custody after turning themselves in to authorities at the Antelope Wells Port of Entry.

They say the group was located early Wednesday after being smuggled up to the New Mexico border and many claimed they needed medical care.

Border Patrol officials say a majority of the 247 immigrants are from Central America.

The group includes families with small children and unaccompanied juveniles.

Border Patrol officials say at least 24 large groups of immigrants have been trafficked by smugglers in the Lordsburg area of New Mexico since the start of the fiscal year.

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/new-mexico/articles/2019-01-16/group-of-nearly-250-immigrants-arrested-at-new-mexico-border

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Nearly 250 illegal immigrants arrested in New Mexico after crossing border, seeking medical care, Border Patrol says

By Paulina Dedaj | Fox News


United States Border Patrol agents in New Mexico encountering a large group of immigrants. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection)


Border Agents arrested 247 illegal immigrants, many in need of medical attention, after group members turned themselves in early Wednesday.

According to agents working at the Camp Bounds Forward Operating Base, a large group of migrants crossing the border into New Mexico illegally, turned themselves just after midnight on Wednesday.

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The group, made up largely of family units and unaccompanied minors from Central America, needed medical care. Members were believed to be a part of a smuggling operation.

"Unscrupulous organized smugglers are exploiting the area and the proximity to the border to move large groups of people. These groups of people are told where to cross and turn themselves in with smugglers never having to cross the border themselves and risk apprehension,” a press release from U.S. Customs and Border Protection said.

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Officials have called the journey migrants take from Mexico to the U.S. “dangerous” and “treacherous.”

A 7-year-old Guatemalan girl died last month after taking a similar journey. Although she died in Border Patrol custody, officials said a lack of food and water for days at a time ultimately led to her death.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/nearly-25...er-patrol-says

Well, there's over 200 more that will soon reap the reward of the Trump administrations catch & release program.

250 turned themselves in. We not only can't keep them out---BP and the Military can not even spot 250, unless they turn themselves in.

Where is the military? Has anyone seen or heard anything about what they are doing since the photo ops of the wire?

Has our CIC got them 100 miles inland making Easter Baskets for the illegals or what are they doing?

Originally Posted by stoptheinvaders

. . . Where is the military? Has anyone seen or heard anything about what they are doing since the photo ops of the wire? . . .

Trump admin wants to send more troops to border to string concertina wire
https://www.nbcnews.com/.../trump-ad...der-string-con...
Jan 4, 2019 - The troops would add 160 miles of wire to existing fencing, and their deployment would likely extend the military's border mission past Jan. 31. . .

Originally Posted by JohnDoe2

Trump admin wants to send more troops to border to string concertina wire
https://www.nbcnews.com/.../trump-ad...der-string-con...
Jan 4, 2019 - The troops would add 160 miles of wire to existing fencing, and their deployment would likely extend the military's border mission past Jan. 31. . .

We are being led in circles. There have been reports of them removing some of the wire. Now reports of being sent to add 160 miles (no photos or reports of this actually happening. I have learned not to trust the--- being sent to--or planning to. I suppose it is all a moot point anyway, they can still come in through the Port of Entry or get stuck in the wire and BP run to their rescue, complete with medical aide and all the frills.

How does 250 go undetected. Where is the technology (whatever that is suppose to indicate) the politicians are forever talking about.
I assumed (apparently wrongly so) that technology would at least alert BP to a stampede of illegals crossing.