Of all of the immigration accounts that tug at the heartstrings, none compare with the continued accounts of very young children illegally sent across the border between Mexico & Texas with very little information other than a name and US address to be presented to Texas State & US Federal authorities when they meet a law enforcement officer north of the Rio Grande.
The most recent example comes via a December 20, 2024 x.com post by Texas Department of Public (DPS) Safety Public Information Officer Lt. Chris Olivarez who shared a photo of an 11-year-old-boy who showed officers in Eagle Pass a note about a family contact in Kansas:
Scenarios like this have played out along the Rio Grande in Texas for months now.
60 unaccompanied children were among a group of 211 migrants encountered by Texas DPS Officers in Maverick County November 24, 2024Photo byTexas Department of Public Safety
The cartel human smugglers along the border with Mexico did not take a break for the holidays.