Border Patrol Agents Prosecute 642 Human Smuggling Cases in 2022

Objectivity 3.9 | Credibility 4.9 | Relevance 4.6

Border Patrol agents in El Paso intercepted dozens of human smuggling operations this week involving nearly 300 migrants. Agents intervened in 49 separate incidents during a five day period near the frontier city of El Paso. During the fiscal year 2022, agents in the El Paso Sector prosecuted 642 federal smuggling cases involving migrants. During the current fiscal year, agents have already prosecuted 141 cases.