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Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) troopers rescued two abandoned migrant children from Guatemala near the Texas border on Monday morning.
The children, ages 8 and 11, were found abandoned at the edge of the Rio Grande River in Eagle Pass, according to a social media post from Texas DPS spokesperson Chris Olivarez.
Olivarez said the children told troopers that an adult woman left them at the edge of the river in Mexico and told them to cross the river.
He added that minors smuggled across the border are often exploited and left behind in dangerous situations.
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Texas Department of Public Safety troopers recovered two abandoned migrant children in Eagle Pass on Monday, July 3, 2023. (Texas DPS)
More than 900 children have been recovered by Texas DPS personnel during smuggling and trafficking-related events, the spokesman said.
The rescue comes as waves of migrants continue to illegally enter the US, often paying smugglers and entrusting them with their lives.
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In the two days before Title 42 expired in May, Border Patrol arrested more than 10,000 migrants a day, the highest single-day totals on record.
Title 42, established in March 2020, enabled the rapid expulsion of migrants at the southern border due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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As the end of the policy approached, many feared another wave of migrants at the border – even in the midst of an already historic crisis.
Greg Wehner is a breaking news reporter for Fox News Digital.
