Smugglers exploit wall construction, help illegal immigrants breach border

Washington Examiner – by Stephen Dinan

President Trump’s border wall may eventually stop illegal immigrants, but right now it has created a new way for them to sneak into the U.S. thanks to the flurry of construction in Southern California.

The Washington Times has learned that migrants are blending into the construction crews building the wall, even donning orange work vests to fit in with the surroundings. The smugglers are using the vests too and going so far as to “clone” construction company trucks to try to fool Border Patrol agents. 

It’s impossible to know how many times the tactic has been successful, but The Times has uncovered at least three cases in the past couple of months in which agents sniffed out the ruses and nabbed people involved.

Read the rest here: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/oct/28/illegal-immigrants-exploit-border-wall-constructio/

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