U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported that Border Patrol agents in the El Paso area were thwarting a human smuggling attempt.
“In the past seven days alone, El Paso area officials have intercepted 23 human smuggling cases, apprehended more than 104 people smugglers, and arrested nine people with criminal records,” reported Jan. 12. press release I got it.
One example included people “emerging from a storm drain,” according to CBP.
“On January 5, agents assigned to the El Paso Station Anti-Smuggling Unit (ASU) thwarted a smuggling plot and encountered six smuggled migrants inside an SUV. Officers then suspended the entry of migrants from Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and Ecuador, including an unaccompanied boy from Mexico. All immigrants were medically evaluated and processed under Title VIII authority. The driver will be charged under 8 USC 1324 (conspiracy). Department of Transportation ), five subjects will be charged under USC 1325 Section 8 (Unlawful Entry) and one subject will be charged under USC 1326 Section 8 (Reentry after Deportation),'' CBP said. .
The press release comes a day after the Department of Homeland Security urged people to wear blue to raise awareness against human trafficking.
Conservatives are calling on the Biden administration to secure the southern border.
“By facilitating human trafficking, Biden brings in everything from terrorism to disease to illegal activity. Oh, and enough fentanyl to kill all Americans. If Biden doesn't go all in. , none of this would be possible. So what's the use of him?” Sen. Mike Lee of Utah tweeted.
Lee announced that he will support former President Donald Trump's candidacy for the White House. He made the announcement days before the Iowa Republican presidential caucus.
“I just supported Donald Trump. Whether we like Trump or not, Americans are faced with a binary choice: Biden refuses to secure our borders, prosecutes his opponents; I accept policies that make hard-working Americans unaffordable. I accept mean tweets. I choose Trump,” Lee said. tweeted.
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