'Stash houses' are used by human smugglers to temporarily house migrants, often in squalid conditions, until they are distributed to other areas.
Border patrol agents discovered over 70 undocumented immigrants being held in"stash houses" in Laredo, Texas during a 24-hour period earlier this week.
Stash houses are locations used by human smugglers to temporarily house migrants after they are smuggled across the border—often in cramped quarters and sometimes in poor and potentially life-threatening conditions. The migrants found this week were medically screened and provided with personal protective equipment as they were being processed and detained.
Customs and Border Protection agents discovered over 70 undocumented immigrants inside"stash houses" in Laredo, Texas this week. A border patrol vehicle is pictured near the U.S.-Mexico border in this photo taken in Laredo on January 14, 2019.Last week, border agents in the El Paso, Texas area discovered two separate stash houses containing 65 migrants from Ecuador, Mexico, Nicaragua and El Salvador. El Paso Sector Chief Patrol Agent Gloria I.
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