Surging illegal border crossings taxing police resources
MCALLEN, TX – Twelve minutes into a "ride-along" with the Texas Department of Public Safety on an early morning shift, a group of migrants was seen hiding in the brush, after swimming across the Rio Grande. Lieutenant Chris Olivarez with Texas DPS said the migrants making this journey are putting their lives at risk. "The number of deaths that have taken place because of this crisis and the amount of immigrants that have lost their lives, is a record number that we have never seen before" Lt. Olivarez said. Less than 10 minutes later, a second group was seen on camera and later caught.