US border agents are seen in hide-and-seek battle with migrants six miles from Kamala's visit
Daily MailJust six miles from where Kamala Harris and her motorcade made her whistle-stop trip to the US-Mexican border after 93 days as 'border czar - all hell breaks loose on a daily basis. Scroll down for video DailyMail.com joined Border Patrol agents in Sunland Park, New Mexico, where officials are playing a dangerous game of cat and mouse with the 9,000 migrants illegally crossing into the US through narrow access points every month Border officials apprehended a group of migrants who gave chase as they tried to cross into the US early Saturday morning In a frantic two-hour early-morning period, Dailymail.com witnessed the astonishing hide-and-seek battle between migrants and Border Patrol agents amid the desert and scrub Dailymail.com visited Sunland Park to witness the security and humanitarian crisis at the border firsthand. The job of a US Border Patrol agent starts early in the morning and continues throughout the day as agents chase migrants hiding under trailer houses, desert rocks, bushes, mountain ravines and wrecked trucks Right around daybreak on Saturday, officials located a group of women hiding in the back of an open truck trailer and a man in a dumpster The man was arrested and taken into custody without a murmur of protest The two women found in the back of a trailer emerged with resignation but cooperated with officials Sunland Park lies slap bang next to one of the most imposing sections of the border wall. They were ordered to raise their arms as they were led away from their hiding place The men are seen holding their arms over their heads as they followed officers to the Border Patrol truck Many of the migrants detained during Saturday's operation were young women from Central American countries such as Honduras and Guatemala Once they are apprehended, they are all told to sit down and are given water, a Covid mask, and treated with respect by the Border Patrol agents In a frantic two-hour early-morning period, Dailymail.com witnessed the astonishing hide-and-seek battle between migrants and Border Patrol agents amid the desert and scrub. According to local police chief Javier Guerra those who are rounded up are considered to be the lucky ones since they are no longer facing the extraordinary dangers of the journey All migrants were patted down and searched before being loaded on to the back of a US Customs and Border Protection vehicle A group of migrants are seen sitting inside a Border Patrol vehicle as agents work to apprehend those crossing illegally into the United States from Mexico in Sunland Park, New Mexico For most migrants, getting caught is just the beginning of the lengthy legal process that will determined if they can remain in the United States or be sent back to their home country The dejected pair were led off with a friend to sit down on a sandy bank, their shoelaces removed to hamper any attempt to flee.