15 migrants rescued from overcrowded stash house in New Mexico, Border Patrol says

A member of the Mexican Guard stands guard at the border between the United States and Mexico in New Mexico. (Credit: JUSTIN HAMEL/AFP via Getty Images)

Fifteen migrants were found and "rescued" from a stash house in New Mexico, Border Patrol announced. "Smugglers carelessly force, extort, and overcrowd migrants inside houses," said Border Patrol's El Paso Sector Chief Anthony Scott Good on X, sharing a photograph of the raid, which took place in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

Las Cruces Anti-Smuggling Unit BP Agents in collaboration w/ @nmstatepolice & Dona Ana Sheriff’s Department rescued 15 migrants from a stash house. Smugglers carelessly force, extort & overcrowd migrants inside houses.
FYTD24 - 244 Stash Houses w/ 2,389 apprehensions pic.twitter.com/V6H4e6aeae

— Anthony “Scott” Good (@USBPChiefEPT) August 23, 2024