Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents found a migrant family with two infants abandoned by human smugglers along the Rio Grande riverbank. RGV Sector Chief Patrol Agent Gloria Chavez witnessed the rescue.
U.S. Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz tweeted a video showing agents from the RGV Sector rescuing a family abandoned in the dark along the Texas bank of the Rio Grande on March 9. The migrant family included two infants, Ortiz reported.
Smuggler abandoned family with 2 infants on the Rio Grande River! Great response by our RGV Agents, including their Chief, on securing everyone safely!@USBPChiefRGV pic.twitter.com/GvqoO0DI0X
— Chief Raul Ortiz (@USBPChief) March 10, 2023
RGV Sector Chief Chavez witnessed the rescue of the migrant family near the Roma, Texas, historic district.
“Earlier today we were patrolling right near the edge of the river where we encountered…