Unaccompanied migrant child presents paper with a "sponsor's" name & contact information to Texas DPS officers in Maverick County.Photo byTexas Department of Public Safety

Unaccompanied migrant children, large groups of migrants, and migrants who possibly pose "national security risks" to the United States are continuing to cross the border from Mexico into South Texas. "Ground Zero" for these disturbing trends is Maverick County / Eagle Pass, Texas.

The most recent report comes from the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS). The agency says Texas State Troopers apprehended a group of 204 illegal immigrants there on October 16, 2024. The U.S. Border Patrol and Texas DPS have been reporting large groups illegally crossing the Rio Grande into the state since late September. I have written an article about that which you can read HERE.

Among the group were 57 unaccompanied children, ages 8 - 17. The children had pieces of paper with addresses to various states. Reports of unaccompanied migrant minors crossing the border have been occurring for some time there. I have written more about that which you can read HERE.

Unaccompanied migrant children within a large group of 200+ migrants encountered by Texas DPS Officers in Maverick County (October 16, 2024)Photo byTexas Department of Public Safety

Also within that group- the DPS says - were three "Special Interest Immigrants" from the Republic of Mali (West Africa). "Special Interest Immigrants "- according to the Department of Homeland Security - "potentially pose a national security risk to the United States or its interests."

"Special Interest Immigrants" found among a 200+ group of migrants encountered by Texas DPS Officers in Maverick County (Oct 16, 2024).Photo byTexas Department of Public Safety

This is also not a new development, but a continuing (and concerning) trend that I first wrote about at the beginning of this month. You can read more about that HERE.

Meanwhile, there are other developments involving illegal immigration along the Texas - Mexico border to report:

El Paso Border Patrol agents discovered 37 migrants inside a "stash house" they raided on October 10, 2024.Photo byU.S. Border Patrol

The El Paso Border Patrol Sector discovered 37 migrants living in "deplorable conditions" inside a "stash house" they raided on October 10, 2024. Stash houses are waystations for illegal migrants before they are moved deeper into the U.S. by cartel human smugglers.

16 migrants discovered by Border Patrol Agents locked inside a semi-trailer in Laredo (October 15, 2024)Photo byU.S. Border Patrol

Finally, in Laredo, Border Patrol Agents discovered 16 migrants inside the locked trailer of a semi-truck abandoned by the human smuggling ring they paid to be illegally transported from Mexico into Texas on October 15, 2024. The Border Patrol says a citizen concerned about "suspicious activity" alerted them to the presence of the trailer on a Laredo street, resulting in the rescue of those migrants who were all from Mexico.

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