Eighty miles from the U.S.-Mexico border, KENS 5 journalists discovered how far the impact extends.
Author: Anastasiya Bolton (KENS)
Updated: 10:31 PM CDT July 8, 2021
BROOKS COUNTY, Texas — What’s happening along the Texas-Mexico border doesn’t only affect the counties right next to Mexico; the ripple effects extend many miles inland.
You’ve heard about stash houses as far as Houston. Brooks County, Texas is just 80 miles away from the border. The sheriff’s office here sees migrant traffic on a regular basis, according to Sheriff Urbino “Benny” Martinez.
Sheriff Martinez allowed the KENS 5 crew to follow one of his deputies for a shift the first week of June to see what the department experiences.