Texas, United States.
Several agents of the Border Patrol of United States they were recorded while watching two drowning migrants andn the Great river without taking steps to rescue them, local media reported.
A man fishing in the area, identified as Jesús Vargas, recorded a video of the tragedy showing the agents on the banks of the river observing a group of migrants trying to cross while a woman and two teenagers were dragged by strong currents.
According to Vargas, the undocumented they were moving in an Astre Van van that was being chased by the authorities, so in order not to be arrested they were thrown into the Bravo River, to return to Mexico and avoid being arrested.
He added, that people who are they were trapped in the water they cried out for help to the border agents that they did not react.
In the video you can hear the migrants, which local media claim were of nationality Honduran, Ask for help from the agents who only stood on the shore watching the tragic outcome of the undocumented.
“They’re drowning. It’s a m *** a. Listen, they don’t have life jackets? Nothing? They’re drowning, these guys, ”Vargas yelled at the officers.
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“The girl didn’t come out anymore. Call the jars. Drowning “, Added the witness.
A woman and a teenager they drowned in the incident, the Laredo Border Patrol has reported on social media.
Local media claimed that the Office of Professional Responsibility of the Border Patrol and Customs is reviewing the incident, from which a minor who was rescued by the police could be put out of danger. fisherman.