McALLEN — U.S. Border Patrol officials confirmed three Afghan nationals were detained this week in the Rio Grande Valley.
Border Patrol confirmed the detentions, but would not say where or when they occurred.
Enrique Mendiola, assistant chief Border Patrol agent for the Rio Grande Valley sector, said "with the current decline in illegal cross border activity" human smugglers may see moving people besides Mexican nationals as a "business opportunity."
"Average smuggling rates for other-than-Mexican nationals far exceed those of Mexicans and Central and South Americans," he said in a statement.
Mendiola noted the Department of Homeland Security is working with governments in Central and South America to "identify and disrupt transnational smuggling organizations and routes, that sometimes can span the globe."
Federal court records showed no arrests involving anyone accused of smuggling Afghan nationals. No further information was available late Friday evening.
Hmmm....perhaps they were just poor innocent souls seeking a better life NorthOfTheBorder. Isn't that the constant meme of The Left, explaining to us all ever so patiently why border security doesn't matter, illegal immigration is no problem?
Or, perhaps, they traveled here for some other reason.
How did they get into Mexico? Whose money was spent to get them halfway across the world? How many more are there, the ones who weren't captured?
Border Patrol confirmed the detentions, but would not say where or when they occurred.
Enrique Mendiola, assistant chief Border Patrol agent for the Rio Grande Valley sector, said "with the current decline in illegal cross border activity" human smugglers may see moving people besides Mexican nationals as a "business opportunity."
"Average smuggling rates for other-than-Mexican nationals far exceed those of Mexicans and Central and South Americans," he said in a statement.
Mendiola noted the Department of Homeland Security is working with governments in Central and South America to "identify and disrupt transnational smuggling organizations and routes, that sometimes can span the globe."
Federal court records showed no arrests involving anyone accused of smuggling Afghan nationals. No further information was available late Friday evening.
Hmmm....perhaps they were just poor innocent souls seeking a better life NorthOfTheBorder. Isn't that the constant meme of The Left, explaining to us all ever so patiently why border security doesn't matter, illegal immigration is no problem?
Or, perhaps, they traveled here for some other reason.
How did they get into Mexico? Whose money was spent to get them halfway across the world? How many more are there, the ones who weren't captured?
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