Border Patrol Agents Arrest DACA Recipient for Human Smuggling

U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipient on Nov. 19 for smuggling in an illegal immigrant.

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U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipient on Nov. 19 for smuggling in an illegal immigrant near Lukeville, Arizona.

A 29-year-old woman was caught by Tuscan Sector agents attempting to smuggle a Mexican national, 21, while passing through the inspection lanes at the State Route 85 immigration checkpoint, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection confirmed in a news release.