Group of 306 migrants arrives at Antelope Wells

Border Patrol agents took 306 migrants – the largest group so far to cross the border near the Antelope Wells port of entry – into custody. The group arrived just after midnight Thursday and most of the migrants are parents with children and minors traveling on their own. “Some of the juveniles were in need of immediate medical assistance and were transported to local hospitals for treatment of various illnesses and injuries,” according to a Border Patrol news release issued Friday. The news release added that “at the Lordsburg Border Patrol Station, one of the agents was notified by an adult that was detained from a separate group that he was in need of medical attention due to a growing rash on his leg.” The 306 migrants taken into custody was the 26th group of more than 100 people to come across the border in the remote area in state’s Bootheel region since October. (Source: Border Patrol) That man was transported to a hospital and, according to Border Patrol, “hospital staff diagnosed the subject with a flesh eating bacteria and will require additional and more extensive treatment.” But the agency did not identify the bacteria or whether the condition is contagious. This is the 26th group of more than 100 people to come across the border in the remote area in New Mexico’s Bootheel region since October. Most are Central Americans seeking asylum, and many are from Guatemala. “Criminal organizations smuggling these groups continue to take advantage of these groups of people in order to enhance their illicit activities without due regard to the risks to human life,” according to the Border Patrol news release...MORE