Texas Border Agents Intercept Travel Trailers Smuggling 74 Illegal Aliens

Traffic check operation yields attempted smuggling of dozens illegal immigrants into the United States. Courtesy of U.S. Customs and Border Protection

More than 70 illegal immigrants being smuggled into the United States in travel trailers were apprehended by border agents conducting traffic check operations in Texas, officials announced on Thursday.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said in a statement a total of 74 illegal aliens were discovered in two large travel trailers on Monday at an immigration checkpoint on Interstate 10 in Sierra Blanca—about 85 miles east of El Paso.