5,000 illegals found in Laredo stash houses avoiding Border Patrol

 Washington Examiner:

More than 5,000 illegal immigrants have been discovered inside stash houses around Laredo, Texas, since last fall, according to local authorities, an indication of how many are evading Border Patrol agents at the United States-Mexico border and getting away.

Since President Joe Biden took office in January, the number of migrants encountered illegally coming across the border has reached a 21-year high. Laredo has seen an increase in the number of people who are sneaking past law enforcement on the border and making it to stash houses where smugglers hold their human cargo before moving them further into the country, according to Laredo Mayor Pete Saenz.

“We continue to see a rise in the stash houses,” Saenz, a Democrat, said in a phone call this week. “I’m worried. This is why I've been shouting and screaming to the federal government to send more resources, more Border Patrol.”

Federal and local enforcement have busted 247 homes, apartments, and trailers in the south-central part of the state since October 2020, the start of fiscal year 2021, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, which is the parent agency of Border Patrol. In that time, 5,379 people have been rescued from inside the stash houses, an 800% increase compared to last year, Saenz said.

“I’m in my 22nd year here, and since my rookie year, we’ve had an issue with stash houses and people coming in the country illegally — not at this volume. This volume is record-breaking right now,” said Jose Baeza, an investigator for the Laredo Police Department.

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Most of them are men with criminal records trying to evade the Border Patrol.  They are kept in the stash houses until they can be transported inland.   Biden's reckless disregard is facilitating the import of criminals.

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