Texas sheriff says his county is 'under siege' while testifying to members of Congress, while his department shares high profile stories of human smuggling on social media.
told members of Congress his county is"under siege" by illegal aliens and smugglers going through the county, trying to get to destinations within the United States.at a field hearing on border security held in Pharr, Texas, last Wednesday. last year and filed over 3,000 felony cases against the smugglers.
Meanwhile, his department is sharing some of the most high-profile cases they have been seeing on social media. A mother and two children, ages 7 and 2, were found in the trunk of a vehicle being smuggled into the United States on March 14, 2023.
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