(CNN Español) – Two minors, a two-year-old girl and a three-month-old baby, were found alone on the banks of the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass in Texas, the United States Border Patrol said in a statement on Tuesday. Units.
The minors are brothers, originally from Honduras. According to the statement, both were found by agents who were conducting operations and who noticed unusual colors on the river bank.
The girl was wearing pink pants and a yellow T-shirt, the baby was in a blue baby carrier. Officers investigated the area, looking for if an adult was accompanying them, but reported that the minors had been abandoned at the border.
The little ones are in good condition and were taken to a processing station in Uvalde, Texas.
CNN contacted CBP for additional details about the children.
Daily, the US Bureau of Customs and Border Protection. UU. He finds about 400 unaccompanied children, according to the 30-day average provided by the administration.
This figure excludes children from Mexico, most of whom are repatriates. Once prosecuted, minors are handed over to the custody of the Department of Health and Human Services, which is in charge of their care until they can be relocated with a sponsor, such as a parent, to the United States.
– With information from CNN’s Priscilla Alvarez.