Border Patrol rescues baby, toddler left in Arizona desert – By Anita Snow (Associated Press) / Aug 27, 2022
The Border Patrol says one of its agents rescued an infant and a toddler who were left alone by migrant smugglers in western Arizona’s Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.
A migrant in a group of border crossers arrested Thursday west of the Lukeville, Arizona, port of entry alerted an agent to the children’s location.
An 18-month-old was subsequently found crying and a 4-month-old was discovered face down and unresponsive. Both received medical attention at a hospital and were released back into Border Patrol custody.
“Yesterday smugglers left two young children — an infant and a toddler — in the Sonoran Desert to die,” Tucson Sector Border Patrol Chief John Modlin said in a statement. “This is not just another example of smugglers exploiting migrants for money. This is cruelty.”
