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(NewsNation) — With migrant encounters continuing to trend downward connected the border and President Trump pressuring Mexico to ace down connected amerciable immigration, the confederate borderline isn’t seeing the thousands of migrants arriving similar it did conscionable a twelvemonth ago.
But that doesn't mean the situation is over.
There are inactive thousands of migrants successful Mexico stuck successful limbo aft President Trump ended the CBP One Program. Now, smugglers successful Mexico are capitalizing connected the desperation of migrants and charging up to $18,000 to beryllium smuggled crossed the Rio Grande.
NewsNation rode on with Texas State Troopers successful the Rio Grande Valley, an country seeing an uptick successful smuggling with migrants present trying to participate the U.S. undetected portion smugglers look to marque a sizeable profit.
Within NewsNation's archetypal hr with Texas Trooper Guadalupe Casarez, helium received an alert from a camera showing individuals entering the U.S. illegally and attempting to fell successful the brush.
Border Patrol agents and Texas National Guard troops besides arrived connected the scene. NewsNation followed Casarez arsenic helium and BP agents cleared the brushwood and tracked the individuals' footsteps, yet starring him to 2 Mexican nationals lying connected the ground, attempting to fell from authorities.
The men were handcuffed and said they planned to caput to San Antonio. Instead, they could present look charges for smuggling. Border Patrol checked the 2 migrants intimately — looking for tattoos oregon different signs that could nexus them to a pack oregon transgression group.
Smugglers successful Mexico are present moving successful smaller groups, looking for areas not patrolled by Texas Troopers, the National Guard, oregon Border Patrol — each moving unneurotic to deter smugglers.
In the Rio Grande Valley, Texas DPS troopers and Border Patrol are besides moving to halt drugs from entering the U.S.
Last week, the 2 agencies intercepted 187 pounds of narcotics, arresting 3 Mexican nationals successful Cameron County. The 3 men present look prosecution.
Texas National Guard troops person arrested and processed migrants who attempted to participate adjacent Roma, Texas, a determination that has go a hotspot for migrant and cause smuggling successful caller weeks.
The extremity for authorities present connected the border is to enactment 1 measurement up of smugglers successful Mexico, who are present seeking to capitalize connected the desperation of migrants inactive successful Mexico looking for a mode to participate the U.S.
