Texas officials rescue over 20 migrants from cross-border train smuggling operation
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The Texas Department of Public Safety, on Sunday, rescued over 20 migrants, one of whom required medical attention, from a train smuggling operation near the border.
Over twenty migrants rescued from a human trafficking operation in Eagle Pass, Texas (Griff Jenkins/Fox News) Over twenty migrants rescued from a human trafficking operation in Eagle Pass, Texas (Griff Jenkins/Fox News) Over twenty migrants rescued from a human trafficking operation in Eagle Pass, Texas (Griff Jenkins/Fox News)
Border crossings have dramatically increased the past few years with 310,531 border encounters occurring in 2017 compared to 2,214,652 in 2022. As of January 22, 2023 there have been 639,032 border encounters.
"President Biden‘s self-made security crisis, with millions of unvetted individuals entering our country illegally, should concern every American," Rep. August Pfluger (R-Texas) told Fox News Digital. "Texans are standing up when the Biden Administration is standing by."