Texas DPS Discovers 2 Abandoned Minors From Guatemala Along Rio Grande River

Honduran immigrants walk along the U.S. side of the Rio Grande and past an emptied-out immigrant camp after crossing over from Mexico to El Paso, Texas, on May 13, 2023. John Moore/Getty Images

Two abandoned unaccompanied minors from Guatemala were discovered by Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) officials near the Texas border on July 3.

The two minors, aged 8 and 11, told troopers they were abandoned by a female adult along the edge of the Rio Grande River at Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, DPS spokesman Lt. Chris Olivarez wrote on Twitter.