A two-year-old illegal migrant girl from El Salvador was detained at the border over the weekend in Maverick County, Texas; she had a note with a name and a phone number.
She did not have her parents with her.
She was among a group of more than 200 illegal migrants — including 60 unaccompanied minors — detained after crossing the border, according to reports.
From The New York Post:
When the cop asked her where she was going, the child was filmed saying: “With my mom and dad.”
Asked where her parents were, she responded: “United States.”
The toddler could be seen showing off a tiny piece of yellow paper that authorities said had a name and number written on it.
“This is a stark example of the precarious journey these children make from their home country and how criminal organizations traffic these children across the southern border and further into the interior,” Lt. Chris Olivarez said in a post on X.
“Regardless of political views, it is unacceptable for any child to be exposed to dangerous criminal trafficking networks.”
In a separate video, cops filmed dozens of underage migrants standing in rows as they rattled off their ages and where they had traveled from.
It comes as well over 529,000 migrant kids have entered the US under the Biden administration, the latest Customs and Border Protection data show.
Watch more videos below:
VIDEOS of unaccompanied children/minors and photos of special interest immigrants from Mali & Angola. 2/2 pic.twitter.com/HQPZBgieKY
— Chris Olivarez (@LtChrisOlivarez) November 24, 2024
NEW: Live at the border in Eagle Pass, TX this AM, where incoming Trump border czar Tom Homan will visit w/ TX Gov. Abbott tomorrow. A large group of 200+ crossed illegally here yesterday, including 60 trafficked unaccompanied children as young as 2 w/ addresses to go to in U.S. pic.twitter.com/a9xIxMmTv7
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) November 25, 2024