Heartbreaking moment one year-old toddler is dumped alone at US border by ‘coyote’ people smuggler
Heartbreaking moment: ‘Coyote’ human smuggler dumps 1-year-old boy alone at US border after couple swam across Colorado River
- A one-year-old Guatemalan boy was abandoned at the US border after a ‘coyote’ human smuggler brought him in
- Fortunately, the boy was seen by a Border Patrol agent who assisted with the incident and they were all caught on surveillance cameras.
- Since Oct. 1, Border Patrol agents have encountered more than 58,000 unaccompanied minors, including 2,980 in the Yuma and El Centro sectors.
The heartbreaking moment a one-year-old Guatemalan boy was dumped at the US border by a ‘coyote’ human smuggler has been caught on camera.
The smuggler simply left the boy along the Colorado River to fend for himself after crossing the border from Mexico earlier this week.
Surveillance cameras located directly along the Arizona-Mexico border see the smuggler climbing out of the water and placing the boy on a path between two sections of the border, where he then cruelly abandons him.
The smuggler then swims across the border into Mexico, leaving the boy alone.
A one-year-old Guatemalan boy was abandoned at the US border after a ‘coyote’ human smuggler brought him in
The boy can be seen standing all alone at the border. A patrol car sees him through the fence.
Fortunately, the boy was seen by a helpful Border Patrol agent who rushed to help.
The abandoned youth seems utterly bewildered and begins walking only moments later, just a few feet from the water.
Incredibly, an eagle-eyed Border Patrol agent spotted the boy through the fence and sped up in his patrol SUV to his aid, leading him to his unit.
US Border Patrol Chief Raúl Ortiz tweeted a video of the incident saying: “Tragedy averted!”
‘A one-year-old Guatemalan boy was abandoned along the Colorado River Monday afternoon by a smuggler who took him across the border and then left him alone at the water’s edge. Thanks to our agent’s quick response. …’, wrote Ortiz.
Ortiz then shared a photo of the border agent holding the child: “Photo of the child being held safe with an agent.”
A Border Patrol agent rushed to help the little boy who was abandoned at the US border.
Border Patrol agents detain migrants who were hiding on private property after crossing the Rio Grande into the United States from Mexico earlier this week.
Migrant encounters in February were at their lowest level since February 2021
Since then, the video of the little boy has been retweeted nearly 1,000 times, liked by hundreds of people and generated a large number of responses.
Since then, the video has been retweeted nearly 1,000 times, liked by hundreds of people and generated a large number of responses.
‘Seeing this has me crying. His agent deserves the highest of praise for his quick action. God bless you all,” wrote one Twitter user, who is the father of two young children.
Since the beginning of the fiscal year that began on October 1, 2022, agents have encountered more than 58,000 unaccompanied minors.
Since the fiscal year began on October 1, 2022, agents have encountered more than 58,000 unaccompanied minors (file photo from last week at the US-Mexico border)
Mexico is seen in the background as Texas Army National Guard soldiers guide migrants after they were smuggled across the Rio Grande River to Roma, Texas on Thursday.