A large group of migrants found themselves stranded on an island in the Rio Grande when rising water levels and swift currents made their river crossing nearly impossible.
EAGLE PASS, Texas — Border Patrol agents eventually rescued the group of 141 migrants Sunday more than 20 miles south of Eagle Pass. A Texas rancher captured video of the group of migrants hidden by trees and thick Carrizo cane on the island before the Border Patrol arrived on the scene.
According to a source within CBP, not authorized to speak to the media, most of the group consisted of Venezuelan, Colombian, Cuban, and Nicaraguan migrants. Seven Chinese nationals and one migrant from Sri Lanka were also apprehended on the island. Routine water releases from the Amistad Dam in Del Rio result in unpredictable rises in water levels in the Rio Grande. During the increased water release period, the rising currents make crossing the river into the United States extremely dangerous.
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