Border Patrol detains more than 180 immigrants hiding in Laredo, Texas

Border Patrol agents found and detained more than 180 undocumented immigrants in three different homes in Laredo, Texas.

On May 4, agents first arrived at a house that functioned as a hideout in the center of the city and discovered 68 people who entered the country illegally, the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reported on Thursday. English).

Later that night, officers assigned to the Laredo South Police Station were informed of another possible hiding place in the area.

In another house they discovered and detained another 50 undocumented people.

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Finally, in the late afternoon, authorities received a call about a third hideout in the north of the city.

There they detained another 65 immigrants.

The people found,

none of whom wore a mask

, were identified as originating from

El Salvador, Guatemala and Mexico.

After being arrested, authorities provided them with face masks and gave them a medical examination, according to CBP.

"All the people rescued from these hiding places

were being held against their will.

Trafficking and human trafficking are dangerous situations. Please help others by reporting any suspicious situations you see; it could save a life," said the Deputy Chief of Carl E. Landrum Patrol.

Also in Texas, authorities on Thursday found a truck in which between 80 and 100 undocumented immigrants were hiding.

The driver of the vehicle was detained, several passengers fled and about thirty were taken to a Department of Homeland Security immigration processing center.

A few days ago, Joe Biden's government launched Operation Sentinel, the objective of which is "to alter all facets of the logistical networks of these criminal organizations," said the Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas. "These organizations put their economic profits first. of human life, which has devastating consequences ”, he added.