Thread: TX-Undocumented Immigrants Found in Home

Undocumented Immigrants Found in Home



By Mark Nino

Story Created: May 30, 2008 at 4:42 PM CDT

Story Updated: May 31, 2008 at 8:02 AM CDT

It was a busy day for Border Patrol agents in five separate cases over 100 undocumented immigrants all seized in the upper Valley.

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5 major human smuggling incidents and in one case, Border Patrol nabbed, 38 Central Americans all arrested in a house off North Bryan in Mission and the most recent one happened in Pharr off Sugar and Owassa roads.

Dozen of Border Patrol agents nabbed dozens of undocumented immigrants and in this case a whopping 31. Border Patrol spoke man, Dan Doty says, it all began while McAllen police, investigated a stolen vehicle. Officers say, a suspect, then lead them to a house in Pharr, and that's when they went in for the raid.

Agents handcuffed, and put these undocumented citizens, in the back of their Border Patrol units. Trinity Worship Center Church member, Letty Tagle, says they were upset when their van was stolen, but now are grateful. Tagle says, she can't believe their church van, was being used in a human smuggling scheme.

The seats were removed, and water jugs filled the van, officers say, this Ford van was definitely being used illegally and now with all this, hard day's work over, agents and police say they're pleased, they were able to nab so many.

In this case, the undocumented immigrants were taken to be processed at the Weslaco Border Patrol station. Pharr and McAllen police say, two stolen vans were recovered.

http://www.kveo.com/news/local/19409444.html

amazing .. truly amazing

Wonder if it had a 'Trinity Worship Center Church ' logo painted on it.

Am curious as to when it was reported stolen.