Shocking new footage shows migrants hiding in bush to evade border agents in Texas

Daily Mail​

25-04-2025

The desperate lengths used by migrants attempting to enter the US can be seen in shocking new footage.
US Border Patrol (USBP) captured video of an encounter at the Laredo Sector of the US-Mexico border involving at least three illegal aliens on Thursday morning.
The clip shows men dressed in black clumsily emerging from dried up weeds along a slope near the Grande Rio River.
Agents were seen pulling the men from their hiding places and dragging them up the ledge as they accepted their defeat.
One of the officers appeared to use a baton to poke at one of the illegal migrants, who was holding a red iPhone, before pulling him by his shirt away from the water.
The agent recording the video then reached out his hand to haul the migrant to the level ground he was standing on.
Meanwhile, another official, situated at the edge of the river, ripped through the weeds to uncover the remaining two aliens.
Sharing the footage on their Instagram account, USBP proudly caption their post 'Detect, Identify, & Mitigate.'
The video was also uploaded by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Laredo Sector (LRT) Chief Patrol Agent Jesse D. Munoz.
In the clip that was shared online, Steve Miller Band's song 'Abracadabra' played as the migrants were detained.
It is unclear what happened to the men after their covers were blown by the agents.
DailyMail.com has reached out to US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for more information.
The LRT is responsible for a 136-mile stretch of the 1,954-mile-long Southwest border along the Rio Grande River, which separates Texas and Mexico.
The law enforcement agency patrols the area from the Texas-Mexico border to Oklahoma and Arkansas state lines, according to CBP.
'The Laredo Sector is a multi-task law enforcement agency that has served the Southwest Border and Laredo since 1924,' the sector's CBP profile reads.
'Our primary function is to enforce the immigration laws and prevent illegal entry of aliens into the country.'
Munoz was named Chief Patrol Agent for the LRT Border Patrol in August 2024.
Running from the Pacific Coast to the Gulf of Mexico, the Southwest border is the most frequently crossed border in the world, according to the National Criminal Intelligence Resource Center (NCIRC).
In March, USBP reportedly detained 7,181 illegal aliens across various points of entry of the US-Mexico border. This averaged to roughly 673 interactions each day.
This was a 14 percent drop since February, when 8,347 migrants were apprehended.
More drastically, March's numbers reflected a 95 percent decrease in illegal migrant encounters at the Southwest border since March of last year.
There is no recent data regarding how many people have been apprehended specifically from the Laredo section.
But in March 2021, the last time CBP shared data by sector, 2,045 unaccompanied children, 1,507 families and 50,109 single adults crossed through the Laredo Sector.
Trump has taken a firm stance on illegal immigration, vowing to secure American borders during his second presidential term.
The White House announced in January: 'Over the last 4 years, the prior administration invited, administered, and oversaw an unprecedented flood of illegal immigration into the United States.
'Millions of illegal aliens crossed our borders or were permitted to fly directly into the United States on commercial flights and allowed to settle in American communities, in violation of longstanding Federal laws.
'The American people deserve a Federal Government that puts their interests first and a Government that understands its sacred obligation to prioritize the safety, security, and financial and economic well-being of Americans.'
A recent Reuters poll revealed more than half of Americans approve of his immigration policies, which resulted in than 6,000 deportations in just the first two weeks of Trump's second term.
Within the first 50 days of being in office, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 32,809 illegal immigrants - nearly half of which were convicted criminals - according to the DHS.
However, the most recent roadblock in Trump's mass deportation plans has come from legal push back from the Supreme Court.
Trump has since been battling with Democratic judges to try and deport criminal illegal aliens promptly without trial.
Barack Obama-appointed District Judge James Boasberg has gone as far as threatening administration members with criminal prosecution for contempt of court.
'I'm doing what I was elected to do, remove criminals from our Country, but the Courts don't seem to want me to do that,' he said.
Trump complimented his administration for doing 'an incredible job' to achieve his goals but complained of the Supreme Court stopping him 'at every turn.'