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Border Patrol agents rescued 13 illegal immigrants locked in a U-Haul truck without oxygen, Customs and Border Protection announced Friday. It was one of several rescues carried out by the men and women in green.
CBP said agents in the El Paso sector located the migrants, all from Mexico, in a box truck. They were being smuggled without access to oxygen and were locked inside.
Officials said all of the migrants were not injured, did not require additional medical attention, and were later removed under the Title 42 public health order, which allows for the expedited removal of migrants from the United States due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Biden administration has moved to end Title 42, but has so far been blocked by a court order.
The driver will face charges of conspiracy to transport.
US and Mexican authorities stop 150 illegal immigrants being trafficked in dangerously hot trucks
Border Patrol agents in El Paso, Texas, rescued 13 migrants locked in a U-Haul truck without oxygen on September 20, 2022.
(Border Patrol El Paso migrants)
It’s the latest incident of migrants found in life-threatening conditions as they are smuggled into the U.S. Fox News learned last month that Mexican authorities stopped the trafficking of more than 150 migrants crammed into a large truck in dangerously high temperatures . All the migrants survived.
That attempt came less than two months later 53 migrants were found dead inside an abandoned commercial truck in San Antonio, Texas.
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Among the dead were a 13- and 14-year-old boy from Guatemala and two 16-year-olds. from Mexico, authorities said. The truck was carrying 73 people when it was discovered on June 27.
On Wednesday, officers also rescued two migrant smugglers who had been abandoned by their smuggler. Both were suffering from dehydration and were taken to a local hospital for treatment.
Border Patrol agents in El Paso, Texas, rescued 13 migrants locked in a truck. September 20, 2022.
(Customs and Border Protection)
CBP said that agents in the sector, in a single week, had disrupted 18 human trafficking schemes with vehicles, as well as rescues and arrests of gang members and criminals.
“These events of the past seven days highlight how complex our border environment has become and the determination of our Border Patrol agents to adjust operationally as necessary to address any situation at the border,” he said. said El Paso Sector Chief Patrol Agent Gloria I. Chavez. a statement
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So far this year, Border Patrol agents have carried out 20,464 rescues, compared to 12,833 last year.
Fox News’ Louis Casiano and Bill Melugin contributed to this report.
