Texas Border Patrol agents find 27 illegal aliens in rental vehicles
South Texas Border Patrol agents find 27 undocumented immigrants in rental vehicles
Alexandria Rodriguez, Corpus Christi Caller TimesPublished 6:03 p.m. CT Aug. 14, 2018
Once in the custody of Customs and Border Protection, adults who will be prosecuted for the misdemeanor charge of illegal entry into the U.S. are handed a flier that details the "next steps for families." Beatriz Alvarado/Caller-Times
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South Texas U.S. Border Patrol agents found 27 undocumented immigrants inside two rental vehicles.
Sunday, a K-9 alerted agents to a rental box truck at the Falfurrias checkpoint, according to a news release.
A inspection resulted in the discovery of 18 undocumented immigrants. One was a 17-year-old unaccompanied child, the release.
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Agents found the immigrants were from Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua, the release states.
On Monday, agents stopped a rental van at the same checkpoint.
In that search agents found nine undocumented immigrants inside the van. Agents believe the people inside are from Mexico and Honduras, the release states.
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Both cases will be turned over to Homeland Security for prosecution.
https://www.caller.com/story/news/cr...les/992817002/
Border Patrol Agents Find 27 Migrants Locked in Rental Trucks
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August 15, 2018
Bob Price
Border Patrol agents assigned to the Falfurrias Checkpoint found 27 migrants locked in the back of two commercial rental trucks in separate incidents this week. The smuggled include at least one unaccompanied minor.
Rio Grande Valley Sector agents assigned to the Falfurrias Border Patrol checkpoint on Sunday observed a rental box truck approaching for an immigration inspection. During the initial interview, a K-9 agent alerted to the possible presence of drug or human cargo present. The agents ordered the driver to the secondary inspection station, according to Rio Grande Valley Sector officials.
During a secondary inspection, agents opened the rear door of the truck and found 18 illegal immigrants locked inside the hot truck with no ventilation or means of escape if an accident were to occur. The agents identified the migrants as having come from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua.
The agents transported the 18 illegal immigrants to the Falfurrias Station for initial intake processing and a biometric background investigation. During the records check, agents identified one of the migrants as a 17-year-old unaccompanied minor.
A similar incident occurred the following day when agents again observed a rental box truck approaching the immigration checkpoint. A K-9 agent again alerted to the possible presence of drugs or humans in the rental truck’s cargo area. The agents referred the driver to a secondary inspection station for further investigation.
The agents carried out a search and found nine more migrants locked in the rear. An investigation revealed the human cargo came to the U.S. from Honduras and Mexico, officials stated.
Agents arrested the migrants and turned both cases over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations for possible prosecution for immigration violations and human smuggling.
https://www.breitbart.com/texas/2018...rental-trucks/