Border Patrol Rescues Toddler, Infant in Arizona Desert

Young unaccompanied migrants, that range in age from 3 to 9, sit inside a play pen at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility, the main detention center for unaccompanied children in the Rio Grande Valley, in Donna, Texas, on March 30, 2021. Dario Lopez-Mills/Pool via Reuters

A toddler and an infant were recently rescued in western Arizona’s Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument after they were abandoned by illegal immigrant smugglers.

On Thursday, an illegal immigrant who was among a group of arrested border crossers alerted border patrol regarding the children’s location. An agent then discovered a 4-month-old infant and a crying 18-month-old baby at the monument. The agent gave first aid to the unresponsive infant while waiting for medical professionals to arrive.