"In an occurrence more commonly seen in border towns, authorities cut off a smuggling operation Wednesday in San Antonio netting more than 50 undocumented migrants packed into a foul-smelling duplex in the city's near-northwest side.
Authorities came across the “stash house” by accident — a San Antonio police officer was conducting a routine stolen car check in the 200 block of Senisa Drive in the Monticello Park Historic District when he saw four men running away, according to police spokesman Sgt. Gabe Trevino.
Two men were captured and the others escaped while two cars in the back of the house were confirmed as stolen from Houston, Trevino said.
Checking inside the house, officers discovered 51 people — 38 men, 12 women and a 17-year-old girl — crammed into three stuffy upstairs bedrooms.
2006-10-11 15:52:33 · 15 answers · asked by DAR 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
Fred Hellenbeck, in charge of the investigation for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, said one unidentified man was in custody, potentially facing smuggling charges.
The other migrants, originally from Mexico and other Central American countries, will be charged with being in the country illegally — a civil offense — and face deportation.
Few details were available Wednesday since investigators had yet to interview the migrants. Hellenbeck said initial questioning revealed that most had been held in the house from two to eight days. Many were hungry and thirsty and had not bathed in days, but none requested medical attention, he said.
None had signs of physical abuse, said Hellenbeck, noting that the house was hot and the migrants were held in “deplorable conditions” packed by the dozens into small rooms with no electricity.
One room had a functioning air conditioner and the others had fans. The migrants shared one bathroom. Part of the stench permeating the hou
2006-10-11 15:52:46 · update #1
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/mexico/stories/MYSA101106.immigrants.en.2b55cb7b.html
2006-10-11 15:53:20 · update #2
What are the people who think we DON'T need border security thinking?
That this sort of thing is OK?
What do you think?
2006-10-11 15:54:46 · update #3
Janet, that will be November 11, so we'll give them to the 12th for Veteran's Day. But then they'll have had plenty of time...
2006-10-11 16:00:57 · update #4
someone... It also says 'it is much more common in border towns'.
2006-10-12 01:48:58 · update #5
If the grass on the other side of the fence appears greener...it must be all the fertilizer they are using.
People come here because the grass is greener? It has to be because of all the fertilizer are Government is giving us.
2006-10-11 16:18:55 · answer #1 · answered by *** The Earth has Hadenough*** 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Thanks Dar. I hadn't seen this. To the poster who said that you used only the parts of the article you wanted - Dar gave the link so everyone could read the entire article. Other posters always say to stop "cutting and pasting" whole articles because it makes the posts too long - Geeze, you can't please everyone, can you?
Whether or not this is a common occurrence in San Antonio, I believe more of these "stash" houses exist than we know and that people would be surprised at the number of them, particularly in the border towns. The coyotes hold these people, waiting for them to come up with the money to pay up for their being smuggled into the USA.
2006-10-11 19:34:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
We need a bit more than a fence. All that will do is ensure they find ways under, around, and over it. We need military patrolling our borders and ports. We need the INS to do a massive round up and deport all illegals no matter what country they came from! We need to check for corruption of officers who guard entry of our borders. There is a whole lot we have to do. I guess it won't get done while Bush is in office. Let us pray this already dangerous situation to our national security does not get worse until we can get someone in office who is serious about protecting the American people.
2006-10-11 16:15:10 · answer #3 · answered by Marie 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I agree. Where is the fence? Where are the additional border patrol officers? Where is the National Guard? We need action now as the situation gets worse each day.
2006-10-11 16:35:51 · answer #4 · answered by 75160 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Bush said that it will cost a billion dollars to erect the fence. People are saying that he only said that for VOTES. The Mexican government is protesting this and will take it up with the UN, they encourage illegal, less problems for them.
2006-10-11 16:08:53 · answer #5 · answered by timer 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Do you think they will get charged with child neglect 17 year old is minor here? No I didn't see it. More poof this is getting out of country.
2006-10-11 16:47:24 · answer #6 · answered by Zoe 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
We don't need a fence. We don't need more laws. We just need to start enforcing the laws we already have. But nothing's going to happen. The government has no interest in actually solving the problem. Just creating an illusion of doing something about it.
2006-10-11 16:02:53 · answer #7 · answered by bennyjoe81 3 · 4⤊ 2⤋
good thing the rest of the family wasn't home. could you imagine over 200 of them in one house?
2006-10-11 15:57:41 · answer #8 · answered by 1hunglo 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
And who is going to guard the fence.There isn't enough Border guards and all our National Guards are in Iraq.
2006-10-11 16:10:38 · answer #9 · answered by eva b 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
The liberals are afraid we will make the Mexicans mad and they wont pretend to be legal and vote Democrat.
2006-10-11 16:03:51 · answer #10 · answered by Beast 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋