The incident occurred at the Santa Teresa Border Patrol Station Thursday, according to officials.
A Border Patrol agent leads a group of migrants seeking asylum towards a van to be transported and processed, Wednesday, June 5, 2024, near Dulzura, Calif.
Officials told TND Friday an agent at the Santa Teresa Border Patrol Station responded to a group of undocumented migrants attempting to cross the border. While arresting one individual, the agent “was physically assaulted,” during which they were bitten. The incident follows news of a Honduran migrant living in New Mexico illegally being charged with kidnapping and conspiracy after allegedly capturing other migrants entering the country. Darwin Jeovany Palma Pastrana, 30, is accused of conspiring with a group of other Hondurans to kidnap migrants crossing the southern border and hold them for ransom.
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