ICE is ending long-term immigrant family detention
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Hidalgo County Precinct 3 Constable Deputies gather information from migrants who crossed the Rio Grande in an area known as El Rincon del Diablo, the Devil’s Corner, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021. The constable deputies were helping the U.S. Border Patrol in the area near Anzalduas Park where a large number of families have crossed into the U.S. The Border Patrol has a processing area under the Anzalduas International Bridge. During the evening over 200 migrants, all family units or juveniles traveling alone, crossed the river and turns themselves in to authorities.Jerry Lara, Staff / San Antonio Express-NewsShow MoreShow Less
Large-scale smuggling attempts increasing
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A Customs and Border Patrol agent inspects a commercial truck in the secondary inspection station at the checkpoint 27 miles outside Laredo on Tuesday, July 25, 2017. A number of smugglers hiding undocumented immigrants in their trailers have been caught at the Laredo checkpoints.Kin Man Hui /San Antonio Express-News
The 911 calls came before midnight Feb. 8 to San Antonio-area authorities.
A man said he and about 80 other people were inside a white water tanker. The caller was unable to tell dispatchers where they were, but he said the truck had stopped next to the road.
“Help! Holy God!” a male voice is heard, apparently gasping for air, according to the 911 calls. It appears from one call that someone opened a hatch. One man shouts: “Let’s go.” Another says, “We’re out of here.”
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