Illegal Aliens Using Rail Cars to Invade the United States

EDINBURG, TX – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents apprehended 24 migrants in a train grain hopper in Robstown, near Corpus Christi, Texas.

Tuesday morning, agents assigned to the Corpus Christi Border Patrol station were conducting train check duties in Robstown, Texas, when they noticed tell-tale signs on the side of a train gain hopper consistent with illegal alien smuggling.  Agents climbed aboard the train and discovered several illegal aliens inside the grain hopper. 

They were removed and found to be in good health. One individual did require medical assistance for a small cut sustained to his chin when he and the others entered the grain hopper in Laredo.  Laredo is on the border approximately 120 miles southwest of Robstown.  The illegals are all adults and nationals from Mexico and Guatemala. All of them were taken into Border Patrol custody.

Additionally, RGV agents in collaboration with partners from the Texas Department of Public Safety, Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office, and local police departments, apprehended 63 illegal aliens from seven failed human smuggling events.  The additional apprehensions were from human smuggling stash houses, vehicle stops/pursuits, and smuggling cases at Border Patrol checkpoints.

All subjects are being processed accordingly.