Texas Game Wardens Rescue 10 Migrants During Rio Grande Border Crossing
3 May 2021
Texas game wardens, DPS troopers, and Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents teamed up in the rescue of 10 migrants who became distressed while illegally crossing the Rio Grande from Mexico. Game wardens responded after hearing people screaming for help in the river.
“Our agents and partners continue to save the lives of those in need,” Del Rio Sector Chief Patrol Agent Austin Skero tweeted. “With assistance from Texas Game Wardens, we recently responded and rescued 10 migrants that were heard screaming for help from an island in the river.”
The video shows Texas Parks and Wildlife wardens in their river patrol boat approaching the U.S. bank of the Rio Grande with a group of migrant adults and children. The game wardens heard the ten migrants screaming for help and pulled them into their boat.
After committing a traffic violation, an Alabama man traveling with his SUV is now accused of smuggling 20 Guatemalan men found inside his vehicle.
Authorities, who intercepted the Alabama man, said Pedro Roda-Lucas, 21, was driving a 2008 GMC Yukon when he was pulled over in Center City for a traffic violation, according to KIRO7.
The Mills County Sheriff s Office said Roda-Lucas of Tuscaloosa could not provide a driver s license when he was asked for documentation, and he also gave authorities a fictitious name.
In a Facebook post published on April 1, the Mills County Sheriff s Office said deputies found 21 men inside Roda-Lucas vehicle. Later on, the individuals were determined to be from Guatemala and were in the United States illegally.
SUV With 21 People Inside Pulled Over in Texas, Driver Arrested
21 men inside.
Sounds like something out of a clown car movie, right?
According to an article from our news partners at KWTX, this happened in Mills County, about half way between Waco and San Angelo.
According to a Facebook post, Mills County Sheriff Clint Hammonds said Deputies pulled over the Yukon around 4:30p in Center City on HWY 84 for a traffic violation.
“Deputies observed 21 men inside the vehicle and determined that all the individuals were from Guatemala and were in the United States illegally.”Hammond said.
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