AZMEX I3 22 MAY 2013
Border officials: Guatemalan sisters held captive in Douglas trailer
2 hours ago • Perla Trevizo Arizona Daily Star
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Two Guatemalan sisters were rescued Sunday from a residence north
Douglas where they were held hostage for more than a week, law
enforcement officials say.
The Douglas Police Department received a call late Sunday afternoon
from a person reporting that two adult undocumented Guatemalan
sisters were being held against their will, according to the criminal
complaint.
While conducting surveillance in the area near the intersection of
North Washington and 34th Street, authorities observed the door of a
travel trailer open slightly, a woman's hand emerged, and then the
door shut. When authorities knocked on the door to the trailer, the
door opened and they discovered the two Guatemalan sisters inside.
Alejandro Beltran, 34 and a U.S. citizen, faces federal charges for
harboring illegal immigrants for the purpose of private financial
gain, according to the release from Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The women claimed they were held captive for nine days and that
Beltran forced them to contact their family in Boston to demand
$10,000 for their release. Both women said they were physically
assaulted by Beltran, who they said had just left the trailer in a
taxi when the authorities arrived. Douglas police later found Beltran
at a bar and he was taken into custody.
The case is being investigated by ICE's Homeland Security
Investigations, with help from the Cochise County Sheriff's Office,
Douglas Police Department and U.S. Border Patrol. Additional charges
may be filed.
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Note: from El Diario de Sonora. Nogales
BP informs migrants of risk areas
Details Published on Wednesday May 22, 2013,
Written by Cesar Barragan / The Journal
http://www.eldiariodesonora.com.mx/nota.php?nota=13530
Nogales
In order to inform immigrants about the dangers they face when
crossing illegally to the United States, the Border Safety Initiative
(BSI in English) conducted a tour of one of the risk areas Desert of
Arizona, attended by local and international media .
During the tour, the Border Patrol spokesmen explained the most
common fatal risks faced by immigrants from all over the world,
across the desert, as the most dangerous pointing to the same
"coyotes" or human traffickers.
The prevention campaign was conducted in the mountainous west of
Nogales Arizona, near White Rock Leisure Park, where authorities also
staged a mock rescue, within an area often used by traffickers and
drugs.
Media United States, Mexico, Central and South America, made the
journey through the mountains where they could see remnants of
footwear, backpacks and supplies that are left in the desert routes,
by immigrants and smugglers.
Andy Adame, spokesman for the Border Patrol in Arizona, reported that
in the current fiscal year there have been 64 deaths in the Arizona
desert and most Mexicans have also been rescued more than 200 people,
also mostly nationals .
"In this area, immigrants have to walk about six or seven days, until
the mountain Arivaca area where other traffickers commonly expect to
take them to safe houses in different parts of the country," he said.
He mentioned that to withstand the 45 degree heat, who come to
register in the desert, each person should consume at least four
liters of water per hour, making it impossible to load, so that
traffickers to deceive people mention that the walk is only for a few
hours and sometimes extend up to seven days.
"It is important to emphasize that there are many dangers to be
passing through on their way, it will be a pain, ranging from
poisonous animals, injuries walk on these grounds, to the sexual
assault of women by the same" coyotes " or traffickers "who most
often end up leaving their fate to their victims," he said.
The officer and Border Patrol spokesman said that in fiscal 2013,
which runs from 1 October to 1 April in Arizona have been found dead
64 people and during this period a total of 203 have been rescued and
more than 82 000 people have been arrested, of which 80% are of
Mexican origin.
Different Border Patrol spokesman, agreed that the biggest risk faced
people who decide to cross into the country illegally, are the same
human traffickers, then will face the Arizona desert climate and
venomous animals.
"Temperatures ranging from 40-50 degrees ( 104 - 122 F ) is
impossible to determine how much water a person needs to survive in
the desert, the lack of water and food, cause dehydration, heart
failure, kidney and other complications that cause death ".
The team of Border Patrol Search, Trauma and Rescue (Borstar by its
acronym in English), are trained to provide emergency first aid and
search and rescue techniques and its main goal is to find those at
risk and provide care.
In an effort to combat smuggling organizations, the Joint Command-
Arizona, continues to allocate resources and currently has 330
emergency technicians, deployed Rescue 49 towers in the Arizona
desert, airplanes, helicopters and all-terrain vehicles.
END
Recorre BP zonas de riesgo Para migrantes
Detalles Publicado el Miercoles 22 de Mayo de 2013,
Escrito por Cesar Barragan / El Diario
http://www.eldiariodesonora.com.mx/nota.php?nota=13530
Nogales
Con el fin de dar a conocer a los inmigrantes sobre los peligros que
enfrentan al cruzar de forma ilegal a los Estados Unidos, la
Iniciativa de Seguridad Fronteriza (BSI por sus siglas en ingles)
llevó a cabo un recorrido por una de las zonas de riesgo en el
Desierto de Arizona, en la que participaron medios de comunicación
locales e internacionales.
Durante el recorrido, los voceros de la Patrulla Fronteriza
explicaron los riesgos mortales más frecuentes que enfrentan los
inmigrantes de cualquier parte del mundo, al cruzar por el desierto,
señalando como la más peligrosa a los mismos "polleros" o
traficantes de humanos.
La campaña preventiva se realizó en la zona montañosa del oeste de
Nogales Arizona, cerca del parque recreativo Peña Blanca, donde
además las autoridades escenificaron un simulacro de rescate, dentro
de una zona utilizada frecuentemente por traficantes de personas y
drogas.
Medios de comunicación de Estados Unidos, México, Centro y
Suramérica, efectuaron el recorrido por la sierra donde se pudieron
apreciar restos de calzado, mochilas y víveres que son dejados en las
rutas desérticas, por los inmigrantes o contrabandistas.
Andrés Adame, vocero de la Patrulla Fronteriza del estado de Arizona,
informó que en el presente año fiscal se han registrado 64 muertes
en el desierto de Arizona en su mayoría mexicanos y que además han
sido rescatadas más de 200 personas, también en su mayoría
connacionales.
"En esta área los inmigrantes tienen que caminar alrededor de seis
o siete días, por zonas montañosas hasta llegar al área de Arivaca,
donde comúnmente los esperan otros traficantes para llevarlos a casas
de seguridad en diferentes partes del país", explicó.
Mencionó que para soportar los 45 grados de temperatura, que se
llegan a registrar en la zona desértica, cada persona deberá
consumir al menos 4 litros de agua por hora, lo que es imposible de
cargar, por lo que los traficantes engañan a las personas al
mencionarles que la caminata solo será por unas horas y en ocasiones
se extienden hasta por siete días.
"Es importante recalcar que son muchos los peligros que deben pasan
durante su trayecto, que será un sufrimiento, que van desde los
animales venenosos, las lesiones por caminar sobre estos terrenos,
hasta las agresiones sexuales de mujeres por parte de los mismos
"coyotes" o traficantes" quienes la mayoría de las veces
terminan abandonando a su suerte a sus víctimas", señaló.
El oficial y vocero de la Patrulla Fronteriza dijo que en el año
fiscal 2013, que comprende del 1 de octubre al 1 de abril, en Arizona
se han localizado muertas a 64 personas y durante este periodo un
total de 203 han sido rescatadas y más de 82 mil personas, han sido
arrestadas, de los cuales el 80% son de origen mexicano.
Los diferentes voceros de la Patrulla Fronteriza, coincidieron en
señalar que el mayor riesgo que enfrentaran las personas que deciden
cruzar a su país de forma ilegal, son los mismos traficantes de
humanos, después deberán enfrentar el clima del desierto de Arizona
y los animales venenosos.
"Bajo temperaturas que van desde los 40 a 50 grados es imposible
determinar la cantidad de agua que necesita una persona para
sobrevivir en el desierto, la falta de agua y alimentos, provocan
deshidratación, fallas en el corazón, riñones y otras
complicaciones que causan la muerte".
El equipo de la Patrulla Fronteriza de Búsqueda, Trauma y Rescate
(Borstar por sus siglas en ingles), están capacitados en brindar
primeros auxilios de emergencia y técnicas de búsqueda y rescate y
su principal objetivo es encontrar personas en peligro y
proporcionarles atención médica.
En su esfuerzo por combatir las organizaciones de contrabando, el
Comando Conjunto-Arizona, sigue asignando recursos y actualmente
cuenta con 330 técnicos en emergencias, 49 torres de rescate
desplegadas en el desierto de Arizona, aviones, helicópteros y
vehículos todo terreno.
FIN
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