International News: US border agents find migrants hiding in pickup truck bed, aboard train

Published by BBNTEAM at November 11, 2022

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Posted: Friday, November 11, 2022. 9:38 am CST.

By Zoila Palma Gonzalez: This week, U.S. border agents in Texas found a group of illegal immigrants being smuggled inside the bed of a pickup truck and another group hiding inside a train bound for the U.S., Fox News reports.

On Wednesday, U.S. officials confirmed that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents located 34 illegal immigrants inside a train and culvert in Maverick County. All of them were Mexicans.

Today, in Arizona, authorities found 10 migrants hiding inside a stopped pickup truck, including six discovered crammed inside the enclosed truck bed.

Authorities say that 3 U.S. citizens are facing criminal smuggling charges in connection with the incident.

Statistics show that in October, over 64,000 illegal immigrants evaded Border Patrol agents.

However, at least 205,000 migrant apprehensions were made along the U.S.-Mexico border in October.

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