Border Patrol police in Del Rio, Texas, found trailers stuffed with 20 undocumented immigrants. (Border Patrol)
Border patrol officers in Del Rio, Texas, found a trailer full of undocumented immigrants on the evening of the 12th. Surprisingly, the small underside space was filled with 18 adults, and two teenagers aged 10 and 15 were crammed into the space on the side of the car. Captain Austin Skero posted a photo on Twitter and stressed that as the weather gets hotter, such smuggling is a dead end.
On the same day, the police dog first found that the trailer was abnormal, and the patrol police came forward to stop the inspection, and after a lot of effort, they found the immigrants hidden by tarpaulins and bags under the car. Because the space is so narrow, adults can squeeze in almost one by one, and they have to hold their hands to their bodies to squeeze the others into less than 18 inches of space together. It remains unclear where the group came from.
The federal government is scrambling to address the growing number of undocumented migrants, including resettling migrants in many temporary shelters, but according to Customs and Border Protection (CBP), 18,890 children came to the United States alone in March alone, twice as many as 9,297 in February.
The stowaways made a surprise move and were still recognized by the border guards.
(Editor: Zhang Yijia)