by Marielbis Rojas
Rio Grande Border Patrol agents found a 2-month-old baby after being abandoned at the border with Mexico, officials said Tuesday.
“This is a chilling reminder of how children are exploited by human traffickers and criminal organizations every day,” the Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol said in a Facebook post that included the child’s photo.
“Great job. “The agents reacted quickly and provided medical assistance to this vulnerable baby,” they concluded.
The discovery comes after a three-year-old boy drowned after being swept away by a current in the Rio Grande while his family was trying to enter the United States last week.
The boy’s body was found Wednesday by Texas Department of Public Safety officers north of the sea barrier in Eagle Pass, Texas.
Last month, two Honduran brothers, ages 4 and 12, were found along the Rio Grande after being abandoned by smugglers. The children told officials they had relatives in San Francisco, California.
More than 500 migrants have died this year trying to cross the border. Last year, there were a total of 853 official deaths.
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Marielbis Rojas is a Venezuelan journalist and communication professional, with a degree in Social Communication from UCAB. She is a news reporter for ADN América.
