Border Patrol sees rise in migrants using waterways to cross into South Texas
by: Sandra Sanchez
Posted: Apr 24, 2023 / 06:24 PM CDT
Updated: Apr 24, 2023 / 06:24 PM CDT
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SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (Border Report) — The U.S. Border Patrol and other federal maritime agencies on Monday simulated drowning rescues and smuggling arrests in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico, which agents say is an increasingly popular way for migrants to try to cross into the United States.
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Rio Grande Valley Sector Chief Patrol Agent Gloria Chavez said this year’s Border Security Event simulations focused on waterways because that’s how more migrants have been trying to illegally come into South Texas from Mexico.
“We are seeing a high number of people being smuggled through the waterways,” Chavez said after a 30-minute mock exercise held on the southern tip of this resort island just miles from the Mexico border.
https://www.borderreport.com/immigration/border-patrol-sees-rise-in-migrants-using-waterways-to-cross-into-south-texas/
