Texas Border Agents Discover 40 Illegal Immigrants Packed Inside Metal Box

A surge in asylum seekers crossing the border in the Rio Grande Valley has put a strain on the immigration system. Here, migrants are on the move, in Mission, Texas, on March 17, 2021. Los Angeles Times via TCA

Agents from the Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol in Texas recently disrupted multiple human smuggling events, including one in which several migrants were transported in a metal box.

On April 26, the Falfurrias Border Patrol Checkpoint agents inspected a truck pulling a flatbed trailer carrying several large metal boxes. On one of the boxes, the agents found a vent, which, after removal, revealed 40 illegal immigrants trapped inside in a seated position. The agents then had to break the box.