CNN
—
More than 100 migrants were spotted on a train in Texas near the US-Mexico border on Friday, days before a surge in immigrants is expected when Trump-era border restrictions end next week.
The train stopped Friday after a Union Pacific Railroad conductor reported a stowaway on board. Investigators found 150 “illegal aliens” out of 100. Kinney County Sheriff’s Office.
“Ultimately, only minor injuries were reported. One migrant fainted while exiting the train but was caught by law enforcement officers before falling to the ground,” the office said in a statement. I’m here.
US expects Influx of border crossings Title 42, a Trump-era policy that allowed officials to expedite the deportation of immigrants who crossed the border illegally during the Covid-19 pandemic, will expire May 11. Border situation, CNN previously reported.
Without Title 42, the primary border enforcement tool from March 2020 onwards, officials would return to the United States. decades old protocol At a time of unprecedented large-scale migration in the Western Hemisphere, where concerns over a surge in immigration are growing after border restrictions are lifted.
“There were well over 100 people on the train, scattered all over the gondola. If we had taken the gondola to Uvalde, we would be dead by now,” said Armando M. Garcia of Kinney County. said in a statement.
However, the sheriff’s office said dozens were believed to have fled the scene by the time investigators arrived, so the exact number of migrants on the train is unknown. A border guard officer.
The sheriff’s office said those detained would be charged with trespassing on railroad facilities.
The sheriff’s office said emergency medical services were called as a precaution due to “extreme temperatures” inside the truck where the migrants were found.