On Friday afternoon, a group made up of agents from the United States Department of Homeland Security, the Border Patrol, the Texas National Guard and the State Investigation Agency (AEI) of Mexico carried out an operation to inspect a tunnel that, It is suspected that it was used to cross migrants to the border.
The operation took place in the border area between Ciudad Juárez and El Paso, Texas, specifically on Juan Pablo II Boulevard, in front of the Plaza de la Mexicanidad. On the American side, the work was concentrated on the banks of the Río Bravo, at marker 28 of the border.
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In that area, from approximately 12 noon on Friday, the operation being carried out by American elements in that area was confirmed.
The agents of the Texas National Guard, Border Patrol, as well as CBP and other authorities, They opened some sewer and drainage doors in El Pasowhich is on the edge of the Rio Grande next to the border wall in the American Union.
For several hours they entered the interior supported by ladders to check what was inside.
By the way, On the Mexican side there were personnel from the State Investigation Agency (AEI) who guarded the area in Juarez.
Hours later, the American elements extracted some plastic bags with objects and even tools; however, more information about what these bags contained is unknown.
In Ciudad Juárez, investigations were also carried out by the AEI, since It is presumed that from this location the migrants entered the tunnel that leads to the El Paso water and drainage network at that point. Texas.
There is no official information from either American or Mexican authorities.
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On constant occasions, the Border Patrol sector of El Paso has reported on the seizure of migrants hiding in sewers.
For example, one of the cases was reported November 14, 2024where a group of migrants was detained inside a sewer by the El Paso BP Confined Space Entry Team (CSET).
Smugglers or smugglers of migrants forced them to enter dangerous drains filled with chemicals and toxic waste, the Border Patrol reported at the time.
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