Two Large Groups of Illegal Migrants Enter Near Hidalgo
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
HIDALGO (News Release) – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol Agents encounter two large groups totaling 278 illegal migrants in Hidalgo, Texas.
Weslaco Border Patrol Station agents responded to a large group of migrants entering illegally into the United States through Hidalgo on Tuesday, May 18. Agents arrived and took 115 migrants into custody. Ninety-seven migrants crossed with their families and 18 were unaccompanied children. The migrants are citizens of Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala.
Later that day, Weslaco agents returned to the same location in Hidalgo and encountered 163 migrants that entered illegally into the United States. One hundred fifteen illegal migrants were identified as families, 35 as unaccompanied children, and 13 single adults. The migrants encountered are from the countries of Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Ecuador.
