The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) confirmed that 27 illegal immigrants were discovered being smuggled into a horse trailer during a routine traffic check in Texas on Friday.
Officials posted a video on X showing a DPS trooper stopping a Ford 250 towing a horse trailer on US-281 in Hidalgo County on Friday.
Police identified the driver as Jose Guadalupe Salinas, of Palmview, Texas.
When asked what was in the trailer, Salinas told the officer he had two horses in the trailer.
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On Friday, Texas police found 27 illegal immigrants in a horse trailer at a traffic stop, 27 of whom were “in agony and sweating” and three who were “suffering from the intense heat.” and severe dehydration due to lack of ventilation.” (X/@LtChrisOlivarez)
The officer then requested permission to search the trailer.
Salinas told the officer to “be careful, they’re being aggressive” and then proactively opened the side hatch for the officer.
During the search, police found 27 people crowded into the trailer’s storage area. “They were in pain and sweating profusely.”
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Twenty-seven illegal immigrants were found in a horse trailer during a traffic stop in Texas on Friday. (X/@LtChrisOlivarez)
Police were heard and seen asking migrants if they needed water.
Officials said the three women were severely dehydrated and required medical attention due to the intense heat and lack of ventilation.
Soldiers handed the men over from Mexico to U.S. Border Patrol.
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USBP detained Salinas and will file federal charges for human trafficking.
Fox News Digital reached out to DPS and USBP for comment.
