In the early morning hours of July 12, under the sweltering Texas heat that was promising to crest to 100 degrees, Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents made a grim discovery—a group of 20 migrants trapped in a locked train compartment with no means of escape. According to a statement from the CBP, these individuals of Mexican and Guatemalan descent were found during a routine train check in Cotulla, Texas, at about 6:30 a.m.
Upon rescuing these migrants from their precarious hideaway Border Patrol agents provided medical assistance, ensuring each person was in good health—a surprising outcome considering the stifling conditions and rising temperatures and the fact that none had a way out of the compartment on their own.
As reported by FOX San Antonio, the migrants were subsequently processed in line with their respective immigration statuses. The fate of these migrants is now in the hands, and within the jurisdiction, of U.S. immigration authorities.
