Border Patrol agent reflects on one of the worst illegal immigration tragedies to date
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YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - 20 years ago, 14 undocumented immigrants were found dead after attempting to illegally cross into the United States through the desert southeast of Yuma.
This tragedy is considered by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Yuma Sector to be one of the worst illegal immigration tragedies by far.
It was shortly after 10 a.m. on May 23, 2001, when Agent David Phagan was out patrolling when he said he came across four men from the desert area. Agent Phagan says after speaking with the men, he was told they were part of a group of about 28 people who had all illegally crossed the border. The four men told Agent Phagan they believed everyone else they came with was dead.
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Border Patrol canines are getting back to work after their training classes were canceled for months.
YUMA, ARIZ. – Border Patrol K-9s are getting back to work after their training classes were canceled for months due to the coronavirus pandemic. Over the last year, as K-9s started to retire, new teams began to dwindle, so agents knew they had to quickly get classes started again.
Typically, Border Patrol handlers would head to the Canine Center in El Paso, Texas, to pick up and train with their new dogs, but all classes were canceled when the pandemic broke out in March and as cases began to spike in the city.