EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — On Friday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection in El Paso caught a Mexican man trying to sneak into the country by hiding in a cargo train.
According to CBP, at around 6 p.m., officers found a Mexican citizen hiding in a hollow space of a train which was entering El Paso via the Union Pacific Railway.
CBP said it first noticed something was wrong when they spotted an “anomaly” during a “nonintrusive inspection.”
CBP added that the man was taken into custody and that– according to their records– he had been previously arrested and deported. CBP did not say how long ago that had happened.
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Due to the migrant’s methods, CBP took the opportunity to highlight the dangers of hiding in cargo trains– specially during the summer months.
“Attempting to enter the United States without inspection via a cargo train is not only illegal, but it is also very dangerous,” said CBP El Paso Field Office Assistant Director for Border Security, Samuel Cleaves. “Aliens attempting to board moving trains sometimes slip and have limbs severed. As temperatures rise above 100 degrees Fahrenheit, the risk of death from heat stroke or dehydration increases. Also, cargo can shift and injure or trap aliens. Finally, when discovered, the alien will face certain consequences for illegally entering the United States under Title 8 of the U.S. Code. It is not worth the risk.”
According to CBP statistics, 143 people attempting to enter the United States without inspection were apprehended in the 2024 Fiscal Year, and so far in the 2025 Fiscal Year, 43 people have been apprehended trying to sneak into the U.S. via trains.
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