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Texas Border Patrol finds 33 illegal immigrants packed in a U-Haul with temperature above 100 degrees
2021-06-18
[FoxNews] The U.S.-Mexico border has been closed since March 2020 because of the pandemic and it’s not known when it will reopen. However, it’s forcing cartels to change their drug trafficking tactics as they’re now recruiting American’s to do the job.

Texas Border Patrol agents busted yet another human smuggling operation, this time involving 33 illegal immigrants packed inside a 100-degree U-Haul van with zero ventilation.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents made the discovery over the weekend outside a McDonald's restaurant in the west Texas town of Van Horn.

The immigrants inside the U-Haul truck were suffering from heat-related maladies and around a dozen needed medical treatment, but none died, according to a local station.

"Had our heroic agents not been able to free these trapped undocumented migrants, we could have seen 33 miserable deaths in this event," Border Patrol's Big Bend Sector Chief Sean McGoffin told KVIA. "Smugglers do not care what type of misery they put people through as they take their money."

No additional details were provided. Fox News has reached out to Border Patrol’s Big Bend Sector seeking comment.

The discovery came less than a week after agents intercepted another U-Haul truck carrying 27 illegal immigrants.

Like those found in Van Horn, the temperature inside the truck was blistering hot, 106 degrees. None of the immigrants were wearing personal protective equipment.
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Posted by:Skidmark

#2  Just lock it back up and leave it.
Posted by: Vernal Hatrick   2021-06-18 16:48  

#1  These extreme temperatures may have resulted in damage to internal organs and tissues. Suitability for future Planned Parenthood harvesting and marketing cannot be guaranteed. These people must be tagged and returned to Mexico immediately.
Posted by: Besoeker   2021-06-18 05:30  

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