Migrant Drownings

Border Agents Train for Migrant Drownings in Texas Gulf as Title 42 End Approaches

The Border Patrol conducted a multi-agency water safety exercise along the southern edge of South Padre Island to address the dangers posed to migrants. Agents trained to rescue migrants attempting to enter the U.S. via the Texas Gulf Coast. Monday’s exercise involved CBP Air and Marine units; Rio Grande Valley Sector’s Border, Search, Trauma, and Rescue Team (BORSTAR); and the United States Coast Guard.

CBP, Border Patrol and Coast Guard crews train for migrant drownings in the Gulf of Mexico

WATCH: Agents Rescue 5 Migrants from Deadly Texas Border River

Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents moved quickly to rescue a group of five migrants who were struggling with the swiftly moving currents of the Rio Grande. One agent jumped into the water to save a woman having trouble staying afloat in the river that separates Texas and Mexico.

Border Patrol agents rescue a group of five migrant in the Rio Grande. (Video Screenshot: