Border Patrol Agent Helps Wounded Illegal Immigrant Smuggled at the Border

A Border Patrol Agent was seen carrying an injured illegal immigrant to safety after being smuggled into the U.S. border, according to the Customs and Border Protection.

Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Sector Chief Patrol Agent Brian Hastings announced the rescue through a tweet, saying the agency's Special Operations Detachment carry a migrant out of the bush and to safety.

Hastings added that the migrant suffered an injury while being smuggled into the United States, according to a Fox News report.

The tweet was posted with an image, showing the agency carrying the agent adult migrant on his shoulders.

Border Patrol rescues thousands of migrants each week despite criticisms for enforcing immigration law.

Border Patrol Rescues

CBP reported in its June operational update that the agency had executed 7,084 rescues nationwide from the beginning of October 2020 until the end of May, according to a New York Post report.

Out of the total number of rescues, 6,898 took place along the U.S.-Mexico border.

In all of Fiscal Year 2020, the agency had done 5,255 nationwide rescues, while for the Fiscal Year 2019 they had 5,297 rescues.

In February, Border Patrol agents had rescued an injured man from Otay Mountain, while Border Patrol Search, Trauma, and Rescue agents encountered and apprehended a group of four migrants while in the remote wilderness area on Otay Mountain, according to a CBP media release.

San Diego Sector Chief Patrol Agent Aaron Heitke said that the situation could have ended worse if not for the agents' grit and selflessness.

The agents assessed that the man had his left foot severely damaged from the fall.

A Border Patrol agent had come to the rescue of a child migrant, who was drowning near the Texas border in June.

The boy entered the United States illegally. He was trying to hold on to some branches but he kept on going under the water.

The boy was identified to be from Guatemala. He was treated at the hospital and was released, according to another NY Post report.

Hastings said in his posting that an agent risked his life to save a migrant kid from drowning.

Border Crisis

Meanwhile, states have been conducting efforts to address the border crisis on their own, such as the case for the state of Texas.

State Gov. Greg Abbott has allotted a $250 million down payment on the border wall in the state.

Kinney County Attorney Brent Smith said that Kinney County law enforcement is overwhelmed with human smuggling along their highways and throughout their residential streets, according to a Fox News report.

Smith said that homes are broken into the middle of the night, adding that residents can longer walk outside after dark as it is no longer safe.

Meanwhile, the Biden administration officials have highlighted the increased rate of repeat offenders as well as changing demographics of those crossing the border, according to an ABC News Go report.

CBP data showed that the number of single adults from April to May had increased by about 10,000 while the number of families and children had dwindled.

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Written by Mary Webber

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