Shortly after a massive prison escape in Mexico... That is just great. I feel real safe in my own country.... NOT!

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HOUSTON—At least 85 suspected illegal immigrants were detained Wednesday in an ICE raid in west Harris County.


A tip led agents to a single-story house in the 3400 block of Boxelder.


Some neighbors watched in horror when they saw the condition that
many of the people were in. The authorities involved in the raid said 16
women, nine juveniles and 60 men found in the home were in dire
straits.
“When you go into a house like this and all the individuals are in
their underwear, no one has shoes, no one has clothes. And that many
people are in one particular residence of that size, yes it is pretty
shocking,” said Greg Palmore, with ICE.
One by one they were taken outside and patted down. ICE detained enough people to fill an entire bus and several vans.


“It’s horrible. I feel for them completely, you have no idea what
they were going through to get here or if they were dragged here,” said
Diana Hofsetter, a neighbor.
Investigators said they are not sure how the people got there or where they came from.


Neighbors said the tenants recently moved into the neighborhood.


“One of the neighbors told me that they only moved in there three
days ago. That house was for lease and the grass needed to mowed,” said
Beverly Shay, another neighbor. “What I feel sorry for is these poor
immigrants. I know they pay so much money, and I know a lot of them
probably just want a better life to try to get over here. And they get
used.
ICE agents also rescued a 16-year-old Nicaragua who had been held
hostage at the house by coyotes demanding more money from her parents,
according to the Houston Chronicle.
The girl’s mom had already paid the smugglers more than $6,000 to
bring her daughter to the U.S. When they demanded more cash, she called
police.
ICE agents set up a meeting with the smugglers near I-10 and Gessner
Wednesday. The suspects were arrested at the scene and the girl was
reunited with her family.

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