A heartbreaking video shows a teenage Mexican migrant crying for his mother as he was rescued by a sheriff in Texas after his smugglers abandoned him because he couldn’t keep up with the group.
Terrell County Sheriff Thaddeus Cleveland rescued 18-year-old Hector after he signaled for help on a wildlife camera by showing his Mexican passport. NewsNationAli Bradley reports this.
When Cleveland found Hector on the side of the road, the teen burst into tears and begged for help.
‘I want to go home to my mother. They left me in those hills, I had to cross from there to there and I went to the ranch to get help,” Hector said.
“They left, they abandoned me, I couldn’t walk anymore.”
Hector, an 18-year-old migrant, burst into tears as he was rescued after being abandoned by his smugglers
‘I want to go home to my mother. They left me in those hills, I had to cross from there to there and I went to the ranch to get help,” Hector said.
Hector said he left for Indianapolis with a group of 10 people and paid smugglers $3,000 to cross the border after the cartel tried to get him to work for them. He said he would then have to pay another $3,000 when he reached his destination.
‘They threatened me in Tehuacan if I didn’t work for the narcos, because I owed them a lot. So I focused on getting out of Tehuacan as quickly as possible,” he said.
The teen was taken to hospital after being rescued and treated for muscle deterioration due to overuse, which likely caused him to fall behind the group.
Cleveland told NewsNation that Hector is one of the worst cases he has ever seen and that his office has recovered 37 bodies in the past three years.
After being released from the hospital, Hector was sent back to Mexico.
A federal appeals court has issued an order banning Texas from arresting migrants suspected of entering the U.S. illegally — just hours after the Supreme Court allowed the tough new immigration law to take effect Tuesday.
The SCOTUS decision had allowed Texas police to arrest people suspected of entering the country illegally, giving local officers powers long delegated to the federal government.
Mexican Foreign Minister Alicia Bárcena said in a strongly worded statement that the country would refuse to take back anyone ordered to leave the country under state law and that it would punish any state or local government that enforces immigration laws ‘categorically rejects’.
A federal appeals court has issued an order blocking Texas from arresting migrants suspected of entering the U.S. illegally — just hours after the Supreme Court allowed the tough new immigration law to take effect Tuesday.
According to immigration data, more than seven million migrants have managed to cross the southern border under President Biden
The SCOTUS decision allowed Texas police to arrest people suspected of entering the country illegally
“Mexico reiterates its legitimate right to protect the rights of its nationals in the United States and to determine its own policies regarding access to its territory,” they said.
It further condemned the Texas law taking effect, saying it would criminalize migrants and lead to family separation, discrimination and racial profiling.
Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott, who signed the bill in December, has said the law was needed because Biden failed to enforce federal laws criminalizing illegal entry or re-entry, claiming in December that ” Biden’s deliberate inaction has left Texas behind. .’
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The Biden administration has argued that the law violates the Constitution and federal law by interfering with the federal government’s power to regulate immigration.
According to immigration data, more than seven million migrants have managed to cross the southern border under President Biden.
Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott, who signed the bill in December, has said the law was needed because Biden failed to enforce federal laws criminalizing illegal entry or re-entry.
The Mexican government said it would not accept the return of migrants from the state “under any circumstances.”
U.S. Customs and Border Protection statistics show that 961,537 border conflicts have been reported this fiscal year alone
U.S. Customs and Border Protection statistics show that 961,537 border conflicts have been reported this fiscal year alone.
The year, which runs from October to September, is already at its current pace, breaking last year’s record of 2,475,669.
Since Biden took office, the total number of encounters at the southwestern land border has reached a staggering 7,298,486.
The total does not include the estimated 1.8 million known “escapees” who managed to evade law enforcement.
That number is greater than the individual populations of 36 states, including Alabama, Colorado, Maryland, Tennessee, Utah and West Virginia.
