2-Year-Old Migrant Girl Arrives at U.S. Border Looking for Her Parents, Authorities Say
The girl was wearing a bright pink jacket and was reportedly clutching a note with a name and phone number on it
Texas Department of Public Safety
2-year-old girl at the U.S.-Mexico border.A 2-year-old girl from El Salvador was picked up at the U.S.-Mexico border, telling authorities that she had traveled there to find her parents, according to a report.
The child was among a group of over 200 migrants — 60 of them unaccompanied minors — attempting to cross the border in Maverick County, Texas, according to an official statement from a spokesperson with the Texas Department of Public Safety shared on Sunday, Nov. 24.
The department also released footage of the girl — who was wearing a bright pink jacket — telling police that she was traveling by herself.
“Did you come by yourself?” an officer can be heard asking her in Spanish. She confirms with a nod, and also says that she is going to her “mom and dad” who are in “the United States.”
The girl can also be seen holding a small yellow piece of paper, which had a name and phone number on it, according to TDPS.
PEOPLE has reached out to the Texas Department of Public Safety for further information but has not received an immediate response.
A second video shared the same day by the department featured dozens of underage minors, many shivering in light sweatshirts, stating their ages and countries of origin.
“I’m Brendon from El Salvador,” one boy says. Another younger child says he is 12 years old and headed to Los Angeles.
The unaccompanied minors reportedly ranged from 2 to 17 years old, according to the statement.
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The footage comes during a time of much uncertainty regarding the future of U.S. immigration policy.
President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions of undocumented residents, even claiming he would use the National Guard and military resources to assist in a mass deportation program.
Experts have stated that the proposed deportation plan could cost anywhere from ten to hundreds of billions of dollars and would affect one in every three families across the U.S.
