The U.S. Border Patrol El Paso Sector is alerting the community about an increase in false information being circulated by smuggling organizations on social media.
Criminal organizations are deliberately misleading vulnerable individuals with deceptive claims about changes to the asylum process and immigration regulations in order to lure people into illegal and dangerous smuggling operations.
“These criminal networks are putting lives at risk by spreading lies to exploit people for profit,” said El Paso Sector Interim Chief Patrol Agent Walter N. Slosar. “They use social media to create false hope, but the reality is these journeys often end in tragedy.”…