Human Smugglers Leave Migrants Trapped in Two Crashed Vehicles in Texas near Border

by BOB PRICE 23 Feb 2023

Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents rescued migrants left trapped in crashed human smugglers’ vehicles in two separate incidents this week. In one incident, migrants had to be transported to hospitals for treatment.

Rio Grande Valley Sector Chief Patrol Agent Gloria Chavez tweeted photos from two separate human smuggling crashes where the drivers abandoned migrants trapped in the vehicles. In the first incident, Mission Fire Department crews had to extricate migrants left trapped inside.



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Smuggler fails to yield in Mission, Texas, @palmviewpolice

#Firefighters from the Mission Fire Dept. extracted subjects and sent two others for treatment at local hospitals while #USBP took custody of those uninjured.

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7:27 PM · Feb 21, 2023

Chavez reported that at least two of the migrants were transported to local hospitals for treatment. Border Patrol agents took custody of the remaining migrants. Officials report the crash took place at the end of a pursuit when the driver failed to yield.

In the second incident, Border Patrol agents responded to a rollover crash where seven migrants were still trapped inside the vehicle. The agents assisted local and other federal partners in getting the seven migrants out of the vehicle.



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Another example of how dangerous human smuggling can be! Agents responded to a vehicle left behind with 7 migrants still trapped inside. With the help of our local and federal partners a total of 17 migrants were found in the surrounding area. #usbp#RGV#rescue







11:50 AM · Feb 22, 2023

A search of the area led to the apprehension of 17 migrants, Chavez reported.

https://www.breitbart.com/border/2023/02/23/human-smugglers-leave-migrants-trapped-in-two-crashed-vehicles-in-texas-near-border/