Dying to get in;
FALFURRIAS, Texas - Two more bodies of illegal immigrants were
discovered in a rural Texas county -- bringing the year total for the
one county to 48 known deaths.
A 9-1-1 call to the Brooks County Sheriff's Office led to the
discovery. Brooks County surrounds Falfurrias, Texas, which is
approximately 80-90 miles from the Texas border with Mexico.
The 9-1-1 call was made by an illegal alien who survived after
regaining cell phone coverage in mile one of the nearly seventeen mile
journey that the, now deceased, illegal immigrants were making to sneak
around a Border Patrol checkpoint.
The caller told the Brooks County dispatcher he was traveling with a
group of about twenty people and that they needed assistance. One of the
people in the group reported that his cousin had died about 10 p.m. the
night before. A woman in the group also reported she had left her
husband behind after he had died.
Members of The Border Patrol Search, Trauma, and Rescue Unit
(BORSTAR) and Border Patrol Tactical Unit (BORTAC) teams began a search
of the Los Federales ranch located at the end of FM 3066 southwest of
Falfurrias. After they discovered the first body, who was actually the
second death from the group, Breitbart Texas traveled with Brooks County
Deputy Elias Pompa, volunteer Reserve Deputy Cameron Coleman and
Precinct 2 Justice of the Peace Oralia Morales to witness the recovery
of the Mexican man believed to be in his mid-twenties. Upon arrival to
the scene, about a mile from the roadway, it was observed the victim's
face had been covered by the other members of his group and his head was
propped up by a makeshift pillow of his shoes and a shirt.
While the man was a Mexican national who had recently entered the
country illegally, it was observed that the tattoos which covered his
body were in English. Across his chest was emblazoned "Only God can
judge me." His right arm prominently displayed the word BROWN, a known
symbol for a gang from the city of Brownsville, Texas according to
Deputy Coleman who serves in his regular job as a Hidalgo County Deputy
Sheriff and then volunteers to work as a non-paid reserve deputy for
Brooks County during his off-duty time.
After pronouncement of death by Judge Morales, the body was loaded
into the four wheel drive funeral home vehicle used to recover the many
bodies found in Brooks County. This man was number 47 for this year.
Border Patrol agents continued their search for the second body
reported by the victim's wife. He had died about twelve hours earlier
that same day and she had to leave him behind. The agents began to
attempt to retrace the immigrants' trail back from where the first body
was discovered. About twenty-six hours later they discovered the second
body.
Again, Breitbart Texas rode with Deputy Pompa and Brooks County Judge
Raul Ramirez. The second body was located on the Jones Ranch about four
miles south of where the first body was found. The group had covered
the body with grass in an apparent attempt to hide him from the animals.
Border Patrol agents told this writer they nearly missed the man's body
because it was so well covered. The odor of death, however, led them to
find what they were looking for.
This recovery effort began at about the same location where it is
believed the group of illegals had been dropped off by their smuggler,
one of the entrances to the massive Jones Ranch located on County Road
314 southwest of Falfurrias. The recovery team consisting of Deputy
Pompa, Judge Ramirez, the funeral director and several Border Patrol
search specialists began a nine-mile drive through the soft sand the
immigrants had been walking through for days. Because of the trail's
conditions, eventually the vehicles could go no further and the team
began a rugged hike for about another mile and a half to the body's
location. The video below shows some brief snippets from the journey in
and out of the body recovery.
The victim was found covered in grass lying face-down under a group
of Oak trees. He was pronounced dead by Judge Ramirez and searched for
identification and personal belongings. The body of the Mexican national
was then placed in a bag and a team of Border Patrol agents acted as
pall bearers to carry him for the mile and a half trek back to the
funeral vehicle.
Six other members of the group had been captured by Border Patrol
agents who responded to the initial 911 call for help. This included the
cousin of the first victim and the wife of the second who provided
identification of the bodies. Then names of the victims is being
withheld pending formal release by the medical examiner. The remaining
twelve members of the group were being searched for earlier this week by
Border Patrol agents.
This is a far too common scene in Brooks County. The cost of the
burial of these individuals must be borne by the county's taxpayers.
This has led to severe budget cuts in the county and the reduction of
deputy sheriffs to only one deputy per shift. Because of this, a group
of certified peace officers like Deputy Coleman have formed a non-profit
group called the Border Brotherhood of Texas. These peace officers
drive over 100 miles to come work at least two 12-hour shifts per month
with no pay.
A PayPal account
has also be set up for anyone who might to help this battle on the
front lines of our illegal immigration and border security battle. While
Brooks County is not a border county, the U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint
gives Brooks all the problems of a border county with none of the funds
border counties receive to help their law enforcement efforts.
Bob Price is a staff writer and a member of the original Breitbart Texas team. Follow him on Twitter @BobPriceBBTX[/I].
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FALFURRIAS, Texas - Two more bodies of illegal immigrants were
discovered in a rural Texas county -- bringing the year total for the
one county to 48 known deaths.
A 9-1-1 call to the Brooks County Sheriff's Office led to the
discovery. Brooks County surrounds Falfurrias, Texas, which is
approximately 80-90 miles from the Texas border with Mexico.
The 9-1-1 call was made by an illegal alien who survived after
regaining cell phone coverage in mile one of the nearly seventeen mile
journey that the, now deceased, illegal immigrants were making to sneak
around a Border Patrol checkpoint.
The caller told the Brooks County dispatcher he was traveling with a
group of about twenty people and that they needed assistance. One of the
people in the group reported that his cousin had died about 10 p.m. the
night before. A woman in the group also reported she had left her
husband behind after he had died.
Members of The Border Patrol Search, Trauma, and Rescue Unit
(BORSTAR) and Border Patrol Tactical Unit (BORTAC) teams began a search
of the Los Federales ranch located at the end of FM 3066 southwest of
Falfurrias. After they discovered the first body, who was actually the
second death from the group, Breitbart Texas traveled with Brooks County
Deputy Elias Pompa, volunteer Reserve Deputy Cameron Coleman and
Precinct 2 Justice of the Peace Oralia Morales to witness the recovery
of the Mexican man believed to be in his mid-twenties. Upon arrival to
the scene, about a mile from the roadway, it was observed the victim's
face had been covered by the other members of his group and his head was
propped up by a makeshift pillow of his shoes and a shirt.
While the man was a Mexican national who had recently entered the
country illegally, it was observed that the tattoos which covered his
body were in English. Across his chest was emblazoned "Only God can
judge me." His right arm prominently displayed the word BROWN, a known
symbol for a gang from the city of Brownsville, Texas according to
Deputy Coleman who serves in his regular job as a Hidalgo County Deputy
Sheriff and then volunteers to work as a non-paid reserve deputy for
Brooks County during his off-duty time.
After pronouncement of death by Judge Morales, the body was loaded
into the four wheel drive funeral home vehicle used to recover the many
bodies found in Brooks County. This man was number 47 for this year.
Border Patrol agents continued their search for the second body
reported by the victim's wife. He had died about twelve hours earlier
that same day and she had to leave him behind. The agents began to
attempt to retrace the immigrants' trail back from where the first body
was discovered. About twenty-six hours later they discovered the second
body.
Again, Breitbart Texas rode with Deputy Pompa and Brooks County Judge
Raul Ramirez. The second body was located on the Jones Ranch about four
miles south of where the first body was found. The group had covered
the body with grass in an apparent attempt to hide him from the animals.
Border Patrol agents told this writer they nearly missed the man's body
because it was so well covered. The odor of death, however, led them to
find what they were looking for.
This recovery effort began at about the same location where it is
believed the group of illegals had been dropped off by their smuggler,
one of the entrances to the massive Jones Ranch located on County Road
314 southwest of Falfurrias. The recovery team consisting of Deputy
Pompa, Judge Ramirez, the funeral director and several Border Patrol
search specialists began a nine-mile drive through the soft sand the
immigrants had been walking through for days. Because of the trail's
conditions, eventually the vehicles could go no further and the team
began a rugged hike for about another mile and a half to the body's
location. The video below shows some brief snippets from the journey in
and out of the body recovery.
The victim was found covered in grass lying face-down under a group
of Oak trees. He was pronounced dead by Judge Ramirez and searched for
identification and personal belongings. The body of the Mexican national
was then placed in a bag and a team of Border Patrol agents acted as
pall bearers to carry him for the mile and a half trek back to the
funeral vehicle.
Six other members of the group had been captured by Border Patrol
agents who responded to the initial 911 call for help. This included the
cousin of the first victim and the wife of the second who provided
identification of the bodies. Then names of the victims is being
withheld pending formal release by the medical examiner. The remaining
twelve members of the group were being searched for earlier this week by
Border Patrol agents.
This is a far too common scene in Brooks County. The cost of the
burial of these individuals must be borne by the county's taxpayers.
This has led to severe budget cuts in the county and the reduction of
deputy sheriffs to only one deputy per shift. Because of this, a group
of certified peace officers like Deputy Coleman have formed a non-profit
group called the Border Brotherhood of Texas. These peace officers
drive over 100 miles to come work at least two 12-hour shifts per month
with no pay.
A PayPal account
has also be set up for anyone who might to help this battle on the
front lines of our illegal immigration and border security battle. While
Brooks County is not a border county, the U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint
gives Brooks all the problems of a border county with none of the funds
border counties receive to help their law enforcement efforts.
Bob Price is a staff writer and a member of the original Breitbart Texas team. Follow him on Twitter @BobPriceBBTX[/I].
http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-...f-Two-More-Illegal-Immigrants-Graphic-Images#
