17 migrants rescued from a locked trailer near the Texan city of Laredo
Border Patrol agents found the group at night near Encinal, Texas
Héctor Ríos Morales Héctor Ríos Morales / Published Jul 29 2024, 2:58 PM EDT
SEATTLE - U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents rescued 17 migrants from a locked tractor-trailer. The rescue happened at night, near the city of Encinal, in South Texas, about 40 miles north of Laredo. Photos taken by authorities show the migrants, including children, sitting inside the empty metal trailer and on the side of the road. Encinal police cooperated with Border Patrol agents in the operation.
The 17 migrants rescued by agents were all taken into custody and processed, according to a tweet from the Border Patrol's Laredo Sector.
The arrest comes as Homeland Security Investigations launched a new operation this past week to warn migrants and their families not to rely on human smugglers to get across the south Texas border during triple-digit heat.
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