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A silhouette of a migrant child holding their mother s hand.
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) Few know the acts of desperation undocumented immigrants have to resort to in order to get to the United States.
It s a dangerous often times grueling trek across unforgiving terrain.
Migrants become easy targets for smugglers. I ve been in the Border Patrol for 20 years now, agent Mario Escalante said. I can tell you that I don t have enough fingers or toes to tell you how many times I ve seen this incident or been part of something like this.
Escalante is referring to an incident that took place in late January in El Paso.