USBP Rescues Pregnant Unaccompanied Migrant Child
USBP Rescues Pregnant Unaccompanied Migrant Child
Release Date: April 19, 2021
TECATE, Calif. U.S. Border Patrol agents responded to a request for help early Monday morning when a group of migrants, including a pregnant, unaccompanied, 15-year-old girl, became lost near Tecate Peak.
At approximately 1 a.m., agents received a report of four lost migrants near Tecate Mountain. Agents were able to quickly locate all four of the lost migrants despite the extremely rugged and mountainous terrain.
Upon locating the group, agents conducted a basic medical assessment and determined that all four people were in good health and that one person,
USBP Agents Rescue Abandoned Migrants
USBP Agents Rescue Abandoned Migrants
Release Date: February 19, 2021
Dulzura, Calif. U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) agents rescued three abandoned migrants on Otay Mountain late Tuesday night.
Tuesday, at approximately 11:30 p.m., agents assigned to the USBP Foreign Operations Branch (FOB) were notified by Mexican government officials that a group of illegal border crossers were abandoned by their smuggler while they slept.
The lost migrants were exposed to near freezing temperatures coupled with high winds and minimal food or water. Members of USBP’s Border Patrol Search, Trauma, and Rescue (BORSTAR) coordinated with FOB to determine an approximate location of the group. BORSTAR members rapidly deployed to the area on foot, with cold-weather equipment.