Three nationals were apprehended in Mission, Texas on Tuesday after each paying $35,000 to be smuggled illegally across the U.S.-Mexico border.
Border authorities encountered the three Chinese nationals and female migrant from Colombia on Tuesday.who each paid smugglers $35,000 were apprehended Tuesday after illegally crossing the southern border. troopers when they witnessed the three Chinese nationals and a woman from Colombia cross illegally into Mission, Texas. The town lies near the southern tip of Texas, along the Rio Grande, and is a hotbed for illegal smuggling activity. Texas DPS Trooper Lt.
GOODEN, TUBERVILLE INTRODUCE BILL TO BLOCK ‘SLUSH FUND’ PAYOUTS TO ACTIVIST GROUPS IN LEGAL SETTLEMENTS The Chinese nationals told troopers, through an interpreter, that they each paid the smuggler $35,000 to cross illegally into the U.S. Smugglers typically charge Chinese nationals at a higher rate.
"This is an example of how much money is involved with human smuggling and how it strengthens transnational criminal organizations who exploit the vulnerabilities from illegal immigrants and expose the open border policies imposed by the federal government," Olivarez said. Olivarez told Fox News that encountering Chinese nationals crossing illegally between the ports of entry is a rare occurrence.
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