A toddler and an infant were recently rescued in western Arizona’s Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument after they were abandoned by illegal immigrant smugglers.
On Thursday, an illegal immigrant who was among a group of arrested border crossers alerted border patrol regarding the children’s location. An agent then discovered a 4-month-old infant and a crying 18-month-old baby at the monument. The agent gave first aid to the unresponsive infant while waiting for medical professionals to arrive.
The children were later taken to a hospital and subsequently returned to border patrol. Officials are trying to place them with the Office of Refugee Resettlement which looks after illegal immigrant children picked up without a family….