Undocumented immigrants cause a stir in West University
ABC13 Eyewitness News
(6/01/05 - WEST UNIVERSITY, TX) — Residents in West University
witnessed a chaotic and unsettling scene as close to 100 undocumented
immigrants were released in their neighborhood.
It happened just after 4:30pm Tuesday. Police say a U-Haul truck
pulled up to the intersection of Cason and Wakeforest and unloaded the
undocumented immigrants. They also say the human smugglers pulled over
after the immigrants locked in the back of the truck rocked it back
and forth to get their attention.
"They said they'd been in the Houston area for about 24 hours, but
they were in the U-Haul truck for about two hours," said Officer Chris
Castillo with the Houston Police Department. "It was very hot today.
They haven't eaten, haven't drank."
Police say the immigrants were from Mexico, Guatemala and Ecuador.
They each paid $4,000 to $6,000 to the smugglers to come into the
country illegally.
The undocumented immigrants were transferred to Immigration and
Customs Enforcement and will likely be deported.
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