El Paso Border Patrol finds 142 migrants hidden in truck, SUV
EL PASO, Texas -- U.S. Border Patrol agents from the El Paso sector thwarted a human smuggling attempt and discovered 131 undocumented migrants crammed inside a tractor-trailer, an official said Wednesday.
Border agents from the Ysleta Station encountered the tractor-trailer and rescued the large group "preventing a tragedy" from happening, said BP Sector Chief Gloria Chavez.
She indicated those same agents also found 11 other migrants packed into an SUV that was apparently traveling along with the semi-truck.
"Criminal organizations continue to place human lives in danger," Chavez said in commending her agents along with Homeland Security officers for the apprehensions of the 142 migrants in the two vehicles.
