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| Smugglers Increase Use of Locked Railcars to Move Migrants into Texas |
| 2022-04-17 |
| [Breitbart] Border Patrol agents in Texas report an increase in the use of locked railcars to ship migrants into the U.S. interior. The practice is extremely dangerous as the migrants have no means of escape and temperatures can exceed well over 100 degrees. Del Rio Sector Chief Patrol Agent Jason D. Owens reported that Eagle Pass Station agents received information regarding a group of migrants locked inside rail cars. The agents arrived and found 50 migrants inside after cutting locks on the cars. A few days earlier, Owens tweeted a photo of a locked auto-track hauler. Agents received a 911 activation from one of the vehicles inside the rail car. Agents from the Eagle Pass North Station responded and unlocked the doors. Inside, they found eight migrants with no means of escape. Breitbart Texas frequently reports on the use of trains by human smugglers. In March, Del Rio Sector agents found 40 migrants locked inside rail cars during a 48-hour period. In one incident on February 28, Uvalde Station agents found a group of 25 migrants in a car hauler, Del Rio Sector officials reported. The migrants attempted to conceal themselves in the vehicles. Agents identified the migrants as citizens of El Salvador, Honduras, and Mexico. Officials noted the temperature at the time was 31 degrees. In two other incidents, Uvalde Station agents found 12 more migrants in car haulers after K-9 teams alerted to their presence. The migrants were locked inside the rail car with no means of escape, officials stated. Related: Del Rio Sector: 2022-02-16 Three Dead, Four Injured in Suspected Human Smuggling Crash in Texas near Border; 3400 tied up in Del Rio sector Del Rio Sector: 2022-02-12 '2K Migrants Cross into One West Texas Border Sector in 2 Days Del Rio Sector: 2022-02-06 Migrant Apprehensions in West Texas Up 215 Percent over Last Year's Record |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #3 Find an empty railroad siding, bring in some empty boxcars, set up a couple field surgical hospital tents and leave a big stack of empty coolers marked "Transplant Organs - RUSH." Photograph lavishly and drop pamphlets of the set all over Latin America. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-04-17 11:41 |
| #2 Economies of scale. Why lead small bands of illegals across a desert when you can send them by the boxcar load? |
| Posted by: SteveS 2022-04-17 11:30 |
| #1 They've forgotten the lessons of history. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2022-04-17 10:10 |