DEMING – Border Patrol agents working in Antelope Wells apprehended another large group illegally entering the United States early Sunday.
A media release said the 194 people in the group were primarily Central American families and unaccompanied juveniles.
According to the media release, Border Patrol agents encountered the group at about 3 a.m. Sunday, August 18th, at the Camp Bounds Forward Operating Base adjacent to the Antelope Wells Port of Entry in Hidalgo County.
The majority of the people in the group were from Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador.
During initial medical screening, a seven-year-old child traveling with a parent was diagnosed with a high fever and was transported to a hospital by helicopter for immediate treatment. The child was diagnosed with the flu and has since been released from the hospital and returned to Border Patrol custody. During initial medical screenings other individuals were diagnosed with lice or scabies.
This is the second large group during the month of August in the El Paso Sector, which includes all of New Mexico.
This fiscal year, the El Paso Sector has surpassed 172,000 apprehensions compared to over 31,000 for the entire fiscal year 2018.
A media release said the 194 people in the group were primarily Central American families and unaccompanied juveniles.
According to the media release, Border Patrol agents encountered the group at about 3 a.m. Sunday, August 18th, at the Camp Bounds Forward Operating Base adjacent to the Antelope Wells Port of Entry in Hidalgo County.
The majority of the people in the group were from Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador.
During initial medical screening, a seven-year-old child traveling with a parent was diagnosed with a high fever and was transported to a hospital by helicopter for immediate treatment. The child was diagnosed with the flu and has since been released from the hospital and returned to Border Patrol custody. During initial medical screenings other individuals were diagnosed with lice or scabies.
This is the second large group during the month of August in the El Paso Sector, which includes all of New Mexico.
This fiscal year, the El Paso Sector has surpassed 172,000 apprehensions compared to over 31,000 for the entire fiscal year 2018.
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