US Border Patrol agents found 54 illegal migrants “living in deplorable conditions” at a stash house near El Paso, Texas, officials said over the weekend.
Six of the migrants had “prior removal orders” against them and will be prosecuted, El Paso Sector Chief Anthony Good said Saturday.were living in a single house in Santa Teresa in New Mexico, fewer than 14 miles from El Paso.
Photos from the arrest show rows of migrants seated along the front of the house surrounded by trash. Inside the home, several people could be seen inside a single room that had three mattresses tossed on the floor for them to sleep on. The room was also covered in dirt and trash.after crossing the border. The Texas Department of Public Safety and Customs and Border Patrol announced last month that more than 140 immigrants were found living in similar conditions across the state.
Officials said during last month’s raids, one house had as many as 95 migrants in it, while another was packed with more than 50 people. Border Patrol officials have warned these cases would only become more common after last week’s end to the restrictive pandemic-era Title 42. The expiration of the regulation has led to thousands more migrants arriving at the border to seek asylum in the US.Twitter/@USBPChiefEPT
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