Posted on 08/25/2021 2:11:40 PM PDT by george76
Smugglers recently used a phony Border Patrol vehicle and a driver in a fake uniform during a smuggling attempt at the Arizona-Mexico border, U.S. immigration authorities say.
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and Tucson-area Border Patrol agents took the driver and 10 migrants into custody, according to a tweet from John Modlin, interim chief patrol agent of the Border Patrol's Tucson Sector.
Modlin shared a photo of the phony vehicle, which appeared strikingly similar to an actual Border Patrol vehicle.
"This is not a Border Patrol vehicle," Modlin wrote.
The driver was also wearing a fake Border Patrol uniform. Modlin didn't say when the incident occurred.
The incident contributed to a spike in migrant encounters that authorities have witnessed this year.
Nearly 213,000 migrants were encountered at the southern border in July, a 13% increase over the already massive 188,000 migrant encounters in June, according to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. In July 2020, there were just 40,929 encounters.
Last Wednesday, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, a Republican, announced that he's keeping National Guard members at the U.S.-Mexico border for another year.
"The Biden-Harris administration has utterly failed to secure the border," Ducey said in a news release from his office. "It’s clear that this White House has neither the ability nor the desire to address the border disaster — a crisis of their own making."
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I’m surprised they felt they had to go to all that trouble to sneak into the USA.
There may be more to it?
It could be for Al Queda or Chi Com agents where they are more nervous if apprehended?
Just guessing.
What’s the point of taking them all into custody?
Maybe to give them a few free meals before releasing them?
Several years ago we had a fake TxDOT vehicle being used the same way.
well Border Patrol had plain cars with plainclothes officers driving around with a taxi sign, on top of course it said border patrol..lol just drive up to alien layup spots and honk the horn they came running and jumped in...
It is not to hard to cross the border but if one does not speak English or have any idea where to go to get a job or live they need help. Plus non family groups are being sent back under title 42(medical) so if they want to stay they need to avoid being caught.
“I’m surprised they felt they had to go to all that trouble to sneak into the USA.”
Well, there’s a market for “first class”, right? They don’t get hot, dirty, and wet.
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