A border patrol agent walks along a trail littered with bracelets used by human smuggling groups near the Rio Grande at the U.S.-Mexico border, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in McAllen, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
MISSION, Texas (AP) — An idled Border Patrol bus sat empty this week, on standby for any migrants surrendering near the southern tip of Texas.
Agents in two speedboats zipped past pockets of sandy shores, known landing spots for people entering the U.S. illegally from Mexico on inner tubes but saw nothing suspicious.
