3,390 Illegal Aliens Caught on Trains in Uvalde, Texas; Up From 372 Last Year

A Border Patrol agent searches a train for illegal aliens near Uvalde, Texas, on June 11, 2021. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times

UVALDE, Texas—On a single eastbound train line stretching from the border town of Eagle Pass to San Antonio, Texas, Border Patrol agents are dealing with a 911 percent jump in illegal alien apprehensions, according to Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

On that line, Border Patrol stops trains as they near Uvalde, Texas, about 60 miles from the U.S.–Mexico border.