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Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Agents Locate Missing Minor

Release Date
Wed, 09/05/2018

MCALLEN, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley located a missing Honduran teenager.

On Saturday, McAllen agents conducting operations near Penitas, Texas, encountered a group of 11 illegal aliens. During processing, agents positively identified a 15 year-old unaccompanied child as a missing child from Honduras. The child informed agents he left home without notifying anyone and intended on meeting family in the United States.

Border Patrol is processing the minor accordingly.

The Rio Grande Valley Sector currently has multiple campaigns focused on rescues and danger awareness, such as “Operation Big Rig” and “No Se Arriesgue” to combat smuggling and ultimately save lives. Call 911 to report suspicious activity; “They’re humans, not cargo!”    

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Last Modified: Feb 03, 2021