Texas Border Patrol nab 8 illegal immigrants who posed as unaccompanied minors to avoid deportation
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Texas Border Patrol agents last week discovered eight adults among groups of illegal immigrants who were attempting to pose as unaccompanied minors to avoid being deported.
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Agents from the El Paso Station encountered the first group, comprising 13 illegal immigrants. Among them, were three individuals from Guatemala: a 21-year-old female, a 22-year-old female, and a 22-year-old male. The remaining members were nine unaccompanied children and one adult, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said in a press release.
The next day, agents assigned to the El Paso Sector Central Processing Center (CPC) encountered three Guatemalan males: a 26-year-old, a 25-year-old, and an 18-year-old. The trio was part of a group of nine immigrants who crossed the border illegally. Agents questioned the three individuals after detecting discrepancies between their documents and the stories they told.
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