Illegal Immigrant Child Abandoned by Mother Found at Texas Riverbank: CBP

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection patch is seen on the arm of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Mission, Texas, on July 1, 2019. Loren Elliott/Reuters

Texas Border Patrol Agents discovered a missing juvenile on a riverbank who had been abandoned by his mother, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said on Monday.

CBP said that its Del Rio Sector received a notification from the Guatemalan Consulate about a missing child on Nov. 30, along with a possible location, a picture of the child, and the juvenile’s name.