A smuggler crossing the U.S.-Mexico border by river and dumping a 1-year-old baby in the river was captured on CCTV by the U.S. Border Guard. Left alone, the child was safely rescued by a patrol agent who was quickly dispatched.
According to the New York Post and CNN broadcasting on the 26th (local time), this scene was caught on the afternoon of the 20th on CCTV installed along the Colorado River in Arizona, USA, bordering Mexico.
According to CCTV footage released by border patrol chief Raul Ortiz on the 24th, a man who has returned from the water near the left side of a river in Mexico is carrying a child and comes ashore. The man walks to the middle of the border, puts his child down, and disappears back down the river. The man appears to be a smuggler who sneaked across the border along the river, the media explained.
Captured from Twitter ‘@USBPChief’ by Border Patrol Chief Raul OrtizThe child who was sitting soon gets up and starts walking around. There is a river flowing right in front of you, and it is a dangerous situation that can lead to an accident. At this time, a white vehicle appeared on the right side of the screen in the US area. A patrol agent who was watching the situation through CCTV was quickly dispatched. The agent stopped the vehicle near the child, got out of the vehicle, picked up the child and put him in the back seat.
Captured from Twitter ‘@USBPChief’ by Border Patrol Chief Raul OrtizThe rescued baby, from Guatemala, located below Mexico, is said to be in safe condition. “A one-year-old baby was abandoned by smugglers across the border along the Colorado River and left alone on the river in no time,” Ortiz said.
The number of illegal immigrants in the United States is steadily increasing due to the inclusive immigration policy of the Joe Biden administration. In particular, as minors under the age of 18 who entered the country without a guardian were not deported immediately, but were first put in a facility, the number of minors entering alone increased significantly.
According to the New York Post, over 58,000 minors have attempted to enter the country unaccompanied since October last year. More than 3,000 minors were found in El Centro, California, and Yuma, Arizona alone.
Source: Donga
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