More than five undocumented migrants rescued in less than 24-hours
USBP
El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents called on to save abandoned immigrants
OCOTILLO, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) - El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents rescued more than five undocumented migrants in just the past 24-hours.
It started around 4:30 Sunday afternoon will a distress call from an immigrant saying he and three others were lost in the desert. The caller said they'd crossed the border illegally about 20-miles west of Calexico.
Agents found the group in the Jacumba Wilderness Area near Ocotillo. Border Patrol gave all four water, and confirmed they needed no medical assistance. The migrants were later expelled back into Mexico.