Five Chinese nationals were recently placed under US Border Patrol custody after they illegally crossed into the United States through Mexico.
Fox News Correspondent Bill Melugin broke the news on Twitter and stated five Chinese nationals crossed illegally into Mission, Texas where they would later turn themselves into Border Patrol authorities.
Melugin would write Border Patrol agents in recent months have seen an “uptick” of Chinese nationals crossing into the US through Mexico.
NEW: Five more Chinese nationals just crossed illegally here in Mission, TX and are now in Border Patrol custody. We have seen an uptick in Chinese showing up, and a Border Patrol contact here in the RGV says they’re seeing an uptick as well. This group turned themselves in. pic.twitter.com/c8hRhp9kjP
— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) February 8, 2023
A week earlier, the Texas Department of Public Safety apprehended three Chinese nationals after they illegally cross into the United States through the southern border.
The three Chinese nationals reportedly paid human smugglers $35,000 each to help guide them into Mission, Texas.
NEW: We witnessed three Chinese nationals cross illegally into Mission, TX in the RGV while we were with @TxDPS troopers. The Chinese migrants said they paid $35,000 each to smugglers to cross into the U.S. on rafts. Smugglers typically charge Chinese a much higher rate. @FoxNews pic.twitter.com/DIiNfYIUYd
— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) February 2, 2023
This isn’t the first time Chinese nationals have been caught crossing into the Southern Border.
The Gateway Pundit previously reported the US Border Patrol apprehended over 1,657 Chinese nationals back in 2020.
Read more about it here:
Border Security Apprehend 1,657 Chinese Nationals Crossing Southern Border Since October
