13 lost migrants found last week in Webb County
July 29, 2021
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The U.S. Border Patrol Laredo Sector announced that 13 lost individuals were rendered aid in Webb County over a three-day span.
USBP stated that from July 23-26, Hebbronville Station agents found several migrants. This included four in the brush near Oilton and eight around Hebbronville.
Laredo agents also located an individual in distress on July 26 on a ranch northeast of Laredo, the USBP stated. Customs and Border Protection Air asset found the individual and landed to give them first aid.
Most the individuals were described as in good health although suffering from dehydration, while one other was sent to a hospital for treatment. They originated from Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala, USBP stated.
19 migrants transferred to Bahamas by Coast Guard
Migrants reported in good health by Coast Guard
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On Saturday, 19 migrants were transferred by the U.S. Coast Guard to the Bahamas following an interdiction that occurred Thursday, approximately 12 miles east of Lake Worth Inlet, Florida.
There were 16 migrants from Haiti, two from Brazil and one from Ecuador, according to the Coast Guard.
The migrants were on a 26-foot vessel with 23 people aboard that was spotted at 3 a.m. Thursday, officials said.
A boat crew arrived on scene and brought the aboard the migrants, who were reported in good health, according to the Coast Guard.
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The number of apprehensions at the U.S.-Mexico border have climbed steadily this year. In May alone, border agents reported more than 180,0000 encounters with migrants. Lorraine Rivera of Arizona Public Media reports from the ground with U.S. Customs and Border Protection during a sweep of the Sonoran Desert.
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The number of apprehensions at the U.S./Mexico border have climbed steadily this year. In May alone, agents documented more than 180,000 encounters with migrants.
Lorraine Rivera of Arizona Public Media spent a day recently with Customs and Border Patrol on the ground and in the air during a sweep of the Sonoran Desert.
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