EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Four migrants in the country illegally were apprehended and a U.S. citizen is facing human smuggling charges after a vehicle pursuit in the Fort Hancock area last month, a Border Patrol spokesman said.
At about 3:30 p.m. on April 17, U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Fort Hancock Station engaged in a vehicle pursuit after observing several individuals boarding an SUV on Texas State Highway 20, the Border Patrol spokesman said.
Agents attempted to stop the vehicle, but the driver failed to yield, the Border Patrol spokesman said.
Agents pursued the vehicle and after the vehicle stopped, agents apprehended six people inside the vehicle, two U.S. citizens and four migrants.
The driver, identified only as an adult U.S. citizen, is facing human smuggling charges, the Border Patrol spokesman said.
Another U.S. citizen, who is a minor, was determined not to be part of the smuggling incident and will not face charges, the spokesman said.
Four migrants are being processed under Title 8.
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