US Customs and Border Protection (CBP, in English) reported on May 20 about the discovery of 19 Mexican migrants at the border between California and Mexicowho were hiding in a drainage system.
According to information from the CBP, the 19 migrants They are originally from Mexico and three of them are minors.
The discovery of the migrants, according to the CBP, occurred during the night of May 4, after a Border Patrol surveillance system activated an alert for suspicious activity near drainage tunnels.
Due to the presence of migrants, the Tunnels team in the San Diego sector had to clear the drainage system to make sure there were no more people inside the tunnels.
Justin de la Torre, chief of the San Diego Border Patrol, stressed that attempts to enter the US irregularly through drainage systems are “dangerous.” Furthermore, he indicated that these attempts are made by people considered a threat to the security of that country.
De la Torre cited, for example, the case of two Mexicans, ages 35 and 31, who tried to enter through drainage systems. after being deported in 2017 for crimes such as possession, transportation and attempted sale of methamphetamine.
CBP authorities indicated that the migrants They will be prosecuted or deported for attempting to enter the US illegally.
This event occurred shortly after six migrants were detained on May 10. found dead while trying to enter the US in a freight car in Texas.
Finally, different civil organizations indicated that, due to President Donald Trump’s harsh immigration policies, Undocumented immigrants have been forced to take greater risks to enter the country.