 BORDER NEWS
A confrontation between immigrant smugglers and a group of migrants resulted in the drowning of a woman and her 14-year-old daughter in California. The smugglers, who were transporting three migrants, including the woman and her daughter, came across a van parked in the middle of a road often used by smugglers. One of them got out to inspect the van when shots were fired at him. As he ran away, the driver of the smuggler’s car tried to drive away, but lost control and the car went down an embankment into the All-American Canal. The driver was not located, and is believed to escape, but the bodies of the woman and her daughter were found trapped in the car in the canal.
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At least five times this year a group of undocumented migrants entering the US have been robbed. The latest incident occurred last weekend. The migrants said that a group of four armed men stopped them, forced them to strip, and robbed them. US and Mexican authorities have stepped up their efforts to find those responsible.
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The INS recently announced its intention to develop a Data Management Improvement Act Task Force. The Task Force will focus on border issues, including developing ways to accurately track the entries and exits of people in the US. It will also examine ways that the INS and other government agencies can better share information, and ways to speed the entry process. The Task Force will be composed of 17 members, including the Attorney General, representatives of federal, state and local agencies, and members of the private sector.
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Three Mexican men died and another is missing after the boat they were using to sneak into the US capsized in a border lake. Five others survived the accident and made it to the US, but were shortly thereafter deported.
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