While most Americans celebrated Thanksgiving, Texas Department of Public Safety troopers were on patrol along the Texas border. A trooper in Maverick County, near Eagle Pass, found a ten-year-old boy from El Salvador who became lost after being abandoned by a human smuggler.
Texas DPS spokesman Lieutenant Chris Olivarez posted a video on social media showing the young Salvadoran boy who his human smuggling guide left behind. The trooper found the boy crying after becoming lost.
“As many of us are celebrating Thanksgiving with our families & friends. Let’s not forget many children will not get to enjoy the holidays or see their families because they have been placed in a dire situation due to open border conditions, and many more who are
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