A day in Rincon Village, ground zero for illegal immigration
The KENS 5 Border Team followed Border Patrol agents as they chased migrants illegally crossing the border.
Author: Oscar Margain
Published: 4:44 PM CST November 16, 2018
Mission, Texas — A recent wave of undocumented families entering the U.S. is now surpassing its peak from 2013, when the humanitarian crisis began. And nowhere is it more evident than in the Texas Rio Grande Valley.
“That area is utilized to transport or to bring in family units and unaccompanied children… it’s the most highly used area,†said RGV Sector Border Patrol Agent Marcelino Medina. “That’s going to be the Rincon village.â€
The KENS 5 Border Team followed Medina and a handful of agents in a foot chase of presumed undocumented immigrants just before dawn.
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