AZMEX I3 2-8-18

AZMEX I3 2 AUG 2018


BP agents arrest group of 95 migrants near Arizona line
By: Associated Press
Posted: August 01, 2018 06:01 AM MST
Updated: August 01, 2018 06:01 AM MST

https://www.kyma.com/news/bp-agents-arrest-group-of-95-migrants-near-arizona-line/775943970

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — - The U.S. Border Patrol says it has detained a group of 95 Central Americans found gathered in the desert near Arizona's border with Mexico, including at least one infant.

Agents from the Ajo Station reported Tuesday that the group was discovered inside U.S. territory early Saturday about eight miles (almost 13 kilometers) west of the border crossing at Lukeville, Arizona.

The group was comprised of people from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador and ranged in age from 3 months to 60 years.
After being found to be in good health, they were turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement for processing.

Temperatures in Arizona's southern desert region can be deadly, reaching 120 degrees (almost 49 Celsius) during the summer months.

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Mexican man sentenced in Phoenix to 4 years for deadly border crossing
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS
AUGUST 2, 2018 AT 8:51 AM

http://ktar.com/story/2163734/mexican-man-sentenced-in-phoenix-to-4-years-for-deadly-border-crossing/

PHOENIX – A federal judge sentenced a Mexican man to four years imprisonment for leading an illegal border crossing by migrants that resulted in a 16-year-old boy's death.

The U.S. Attorney's Office here said Wednesday that 24-year-old Omar Heriberto Robles-Hernandez earlier pleaded guilty in the case.

Robles-Hernandez had been the guide for six men and two teenage boys who crossed the desert from Mexico to enter the U.S. illegally.
The citizens of Mexico and Honduras were forced to carry backpacks of marijuana that each weighed about 50 pounds.

Border agents found the group on May 23, 2017, after they had been in the desert 10 days.
The 16-year-old boy was taken to the hospital, where he died from heat exposure and dehydration.

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