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Seven migrants were held captive at Texas home, border agents say

Migrants walk on a dirt road along the Rio Grande in Mission, Texas, on March 23, 2021, after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. A group of seven migrants was held against their will at a house in Harlingen, Texas, about 42 miles east of Mission. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Migrants walk on a dirt road along the Rio Grande in Mission, Texas, on March 23, 2021, after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. A group of seven migrants was held against their will at a house in Harlingen, Texas, about 42 miles east of Mission. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Julio Cortez AP

Several migrants were held against their will at a home in Harlingen, Texas, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a news release.

The Harlingen Police Department received a call about 1 p.m. on Dec. 26 from a Guatemalan migrant, who said that he and others were being held at the house, the news release said.

Agents from the Harlingen Border Patrol Station responded to the house along with Harlingen Police Department officers. They found seven migrants in the home and they were safely taken into custody, the release said.

The caretaker at the home was a Honduran citizen. Officials said the caretaker will be prosecuted under state charges, according to the release.

Harlingen is about 250 miles south of San Antonio, 30 miles from the Gulf of Mexico.

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This story was originally published December 27, 2021 at 7:54 PM with the headline "Seven migrants were held captive at Texas home, border agents say."

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Vandana Ravikumar
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Vandana Ravikumar is a McClatchy Real-Time reporter. She grew up in northern Nevada and studied journalism and political science at Arizona State University. Previously, she reported for USA Today, The Dallas Morning News, and Arizona PBS.
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