EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A total of 35 people were arrested after a rollover crash led to the discovery of a migrant stash house in El Paso, according to an X post by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Sunday, Sept. 7.
Noem said in her social media post that after a driver rolled over trying to evade CBP agents, two Mexican nationals were arrested on smuggling charges.
A follow-up investigation led agents to find a connected stash house, where 28 individuals were arrested.
The post reads that 25 people remain in ICE custody pending removal, eight people were charged with illegal re-entry and transferred to the U.S. Marshal’s Service, and the two charged with smuggling are facing federal prosecution, read the post.
“This is law and order in action. Human smugglers take note: Do not attempt these reckless schemes. We will find you, we will prosecute you, and you will face the full weight of justice,” Noem said.
Specific details were not given in the post, such as when and where in the City this happened.
We’ve reached out to the CBP and HSI El Paso for more information.
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