Migrant children dropped over border wall by suspected smuggler
Yuma Sector Border Patrol cameras caught two toddlers being dropped over a border barrier by a suspected smuggler in San Luis, Arizona Monday.
The group of six from Guatemala crossed over an 18-foot border barrier, according to Customs and Border Protection.
Three children total were involved, including one two-year-old, one three-year-old and one ten-year-old, according to CBP.
#CBP #YumaSector camera operators observe two small children being dropped off an 18 foot wall by a suspected smuggler near San Luis, Arizona. One child received an injury to the face. #SouthwestBorder #NationalSecurity Details: https://t.co/r4tyZd9uzS pic.twitter.com/WwX1Wc5jlG
— CBP Arizona (@CBPArizona) December 4, 2018
CBP said the suspect who helped the children over the border wall to the group did not cross into the country.
The area the group physically hopped into is part of the 27 miles of border barrier along the San Luis Port of Entry that will be replaced in 2019, according to CBP.
