Man Arrested for Harboring Undocumented Immigrants in Texas, Border Police Say
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
EL PASO, Texas – A 25-year-old Mexican citizen was arrested by federal authorities after being identified as the operator of a stash house near El Paso, where he was hiding undocumented migrants in the United States, according to information shared by Rosario 'Pete' Vásquez, chief of the U.S. Border Patrol, on his official X account. The investigation revealed that the suspect was detained for harboring three migrants, including two unaccompanied minors. During his arrest, the individual confessed to hiding at least five migrants per week in the apartment, an activity he was engaged in regularly. According to his own statements, this operation would have generated approximately $18,000 over a three-month period. Authorities noted that what the suspect considered a quick way to make money ended with his arrest, and he now faces federal charges for trafficking and harboring migrants, offenses that can carry severe prison sentences in the United States. As for the three migrants found at the property, it was reported that they will be processed by immigration authorities and subsequently deported according to established procedures.
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