Texas official sounds alarm on increase in migrants being smuggled into US on private planes
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Texas DPS Lt. Christopher Olivarez joined "Fox & Friends" to discuss the human smuggling attempts by plane occurring at the southern border, and blames "open border" policies.
"They have allowed this organization to expand a domestic criminal enterprise. So now it's become a more common occurrence to use planes for smuggling methods. And we were able to disrupt and stop three smuggling attempts by plane within 30 days from three different airports in the Rio Grande Valley," he told Brian Kilmeade. Elizabeth Heckman is a digital production assistant with Fox News.
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) says human smuggling attempts by aircraft are becoming more common in the border state.
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