Border Patrol: 13 migrants found on truck pulled over in New Mexico

13 migrants found under flatbed trailer

EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – A truck driver is facing federal smuggling charges after U.S. Border Patrol agents pulled 13 migrants from the cab and flatbed of his semi. The stop took place on New Mexico State Road 26 between Deming and Hatch, N.M., as border agents patrolling the area conducted an immigration stop on the truck just after midnight on June 26. The driver stopped after the agents activated their flashing lights; the agents inte…

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Border Patrol: 13 migrants found on truck pulled over in New Mexico

A man is facing charges after U.S. Border Patrol agents allegedly found 13 migrants on a truck he drove after pulling him over in New Mexico.

Truck driver facing federal charges after Border Patrol finds 12 people hidden in flatbed trailer compartments

A truck driver is facing serious charges related to human smuggling after a dozen people were discovered hidden inside his flatbed trailer during a traffic stop in New Mexico. At 12:25 a.m. on June 25, 2025, U.S. Border Patrol agents were conducting a late night surveillance operation on I-10 near Deming, New Mexico, when they spotted a “suspicious” semi truck hauling an unloaded flatbed trailer, “a known tactic used by Transnational Criminal Or…