X-ray of a truck at Arizona border reveals 12 children, a pregnant woman and 22 other migrants hiding between produce
The White House shared the X-Ray on its Instagram account on Wednesday
It showed migrants huddling inside the truck as it attempted to cross the border
In its caption, the White House said there was also a ‘convicted felon’ on board
The back of the truck was neither air conditioned or refrigerated and temperatures in the area soar to 97F
By JENNIFER SMITH
DAILYMAIL.COM
4 July 2019
The White House has shared a startling X-Ray of a produce truck, which was scanned at an Arizona border crossing and revealed 35 illegal migrants hiding inside.
The image was posted on the White House Instagram account on Wednesday night.
It shows adults standing between rows of produce and one lying on the floor.
The government said the people were being kept in the back with no air conditioning by a people smuggler.
‘Last night, 12 children, a pregnant woman, a convicted felon, and 19 other illegal aliens were found locked in a produce truck at a checkpoint in Arizona.
‘The driver, charged with human smuggling, kept the refrigeration off, so they were trapped inside where it was over 97 degrees with no way out.
‘THANK YOU to our heroic Border Patrol agents, whose vigilance caught this smuggler and potentially saved lives,’ the post said.
In a series of other photographs, the migrants are seen sitting on the road while agents search the truck.
In another, an agent is seen tending to one of the young toddlers found inside.
The crisis at the border has become a hot topic in recent presidential nominee debates.
Democrats have flocked to detention centers around the country, demanding to inspect conditions, and some have crossed into Mexico to help asylum seekers who have been reported return to the US.
Trump maintains the situation is not as dire in the facilities in the US as is claimed.
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