In Texas, Waves of Illegal Immigrants Pulled Off Trains
Border Patrol agents apprehend 21 illegal aliens from Mexico who had hidden in a grain hopper on a freight train heading to San Antonio, near Uvalde, Texas, on June 21, 2021. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times
UVALDE, Texas—Empty grain hoppers seem to be the go-to concealment option for illegal alien stowaways on freight trains heading to large Texas cities from the U.S–Mexico border.
A Border Patrol inspection area 60 miles from the border is so busy that agents are constantly running low on handcuffs and transport options.
Charlotte Cuthbertson
Senior Reporter
Charlotte Cuthbertson is a senior reporter with The Epoch Times who primarily covers border security and the opioid crisis.
