The Border Patrol found nearly 200 illegal aliens on Sunday, Sept. 16, traveling in two large groups.
About an hour later, agents found another large group, consisting of another 91 who had entered the country illegally.
Both groups included children, some as young as 1 year old. Most of the captured immigrants were traveling as families but agents determined 11 children were unaccompanied.
The groups were transported to the Ajo Border Patrol Station and, after determining that no medical care was necessary, agents processed them for immigration violations.
They came from Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador, the patrol said.
Other Recent Groups Found
A number of groups of illegal aliens have been discovered by agents recently, including a group of 170 people who “sought the first Border Patrol agents they could find to turn themselves in,” according to the patrol.That group was found early in the morning of Sept. 18 in Granjeno, Texas.
“As agents prepared the group for transport, the criminal organizations took advantage of the limited resources and simultaneously attempted to smuggle multiple other groups whom actively attempted to evade apprehension,” the statement continued.
In another case on Sept. 8, 11 adults and children from Guatemala and 10 from El Salvador turned themselves in to Ajo Station Border Patrol agents.
That came four days after agents found 160 illegal immigrants in the same area. On Aug. 28, a group of 103 people was found and on Aug. 20 a group of 128 people was found.
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