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Héctor Ríos Morales

17 migrants rescued from a locked trailer near the Texan city of Laredo

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Migrants were apprehended in a locked tractor trailer near Encinal, Texas, about 40 miles from the border of Laredo (Credit: Via Border Patrol Laredo Sector)

SEATTLE - U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents rescued 17 migrants from a locked tractor-trailer. The rescue happened at night, near the city of Encinal, in South Texas, about 40 miles north of Laredo. Photos taken by authorities show the migrants, including children, sitting inside the empty metal trailer and on the side of the road. Encinal police cooperated with Border Patrol agents in the operation.

The 17 migrants rescued by agents were all taken into custody and processed, according to a tweet from the Border Patrol's Laredo Sector.

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