Immigration
400 undocumented migrants intercepted in Eagle Pass, Texas
Some of the migrants surrendered, others ran into nearby neighborhoods
January 20, 2022 6:36pm
Updated: January 20, 2022 6:36pm
Around 400 undocumented migrants crossing the border on Wednesday near Eagle Pass were intercepted by Border Patrol agents.
Videos shared by the Washington Examiner show hundreds of people near the Rio Grande River. When faced with the agents, some surrendered, and others ran into a nearby neighborhood to avoid capture.
“They’ve become so common that we’re actually getting a little complacent with it," said Eagle Pass Police Department Public Information Officer Humberto Garza. "Here inside the city, we’ll get phone calls saying, 'Hey, we saw two or three run through a yard.' ... Our guys are constantly responding to calls for possible undocumented persons.”
“From our front door of the station, you can see Mexico. We can look outside here sometimes, and we see them running across,” Garza added. “Our guys got a group the other day of 200."
“As a winter storm moves into the area, Eagle Pass agents arrest another group of 400… 400 people don’t just coincidentally decide to cross together. These are large-scale events orchestrated by criminal elements for $$,” posted Del Rio’s Border Patrol Sector Chief Jason Owens.
