Written in INTERNATIONAL the 8/26/2022 10:01 p.m.
States.- The problem regarding migrant smugglers becomes more and more delicate and this time, it involves two innocent babies, who were abandoned to their fate in the Organ Pipe Cactus National Park in Arizona where a Border Patrol agent came to his rescue.
According to the report, a migrant in a group of people who crossed the border and that they were arrested on Thursday, August 26, west of the port of entry of Lukeville, Arizona informed the border agents Where were the minors located? completely exposed to the elements of the desert and to the animals that live there.
After this, the elements were given in search of the two little ones, managing to find an 18 month old baby who was crying while the second, of only four months old, lying face down and completely unconscious. Both were taken to receive medical care at a nearby hospital and then returned to the Border Patrol. John Modlin, chief of the Tucson Sector of border authorities, said in a statement:
Yesterday smugglers left two small children in the Sonoran Desert to their fate (…) This is not just another example of smugglers exploiting migrants for money. this is cruelty
Authorities did not release any details about the children; your gender, your country of origin, or the identity of your parents or guardians. Furthermore, they also did not make it clear whether the smugglers who are held responsible for abandon the children are among those arrested or if there is any clue to their identity.
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Finally, it should be noted that the Organ Pipe Cactus National Park extends along the border with México in the southwest of Arizona a rugged and arid landscape full of huge cacti and other desert flora, which is located about 210 kilometers southwest of Phoenix.
Source: Alejandra Bedoya from Internacional – Línea Directa on 2022-08-26 16:01:07
