At least 60 immigrants were found locked in a trailer and were rescued by the U.S. Border Patrol in Texas, it was reported.
Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Sector Border Patrol agents searched a tractor-trailer on Saturday, Aug. 19, finding the immigrants among vegetables. The trailer was quite cold due to refrigeration.
The trailer’s doors were locked with a padlock, meaning the group couldn’t escape, according to Border Patrol officials, as reported by KSAT. The temperature was 49 degrees Fahrenheit.
All those who were rescued declined medical attention, officials remarked. They were taken to the Falfurrias Border Patrol Station and were processed.
A U.S. Border Patrol agent parks near the border fence in Nogales, Ariz., on Feb. 17, 2017, on the U.S./Mexico border. Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images
