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TEXAS - A suspected stash house in Mercedes, Texas, was uncovered June 2 by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, resulting in the arrest of 16 undocumented individuals.

South Texas Stash House

On June 1, ICE received a tip from an anonymous caller that multiple undocumented individuals were being hidden at a home in Mercedes. Mercedes is in Hildago County, in far South Texas.

ICE contacted the Mercedes Police Department, which conducted a welfare check of the property. Authorities spoke to the owner of the property, who admitted to harboring approximately 16 individuals inside the home.

The 16 individuals encountered were identified as nationals of Nepal, Albania, Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala.

All of them were taken into custody for immigration violations and another

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