{"id":3499,"date":"2026-02-16T05:16:56","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T05:16:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mexiconewsreport.com\/?p=3499"},"modified":"2026-02-16T05:31:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T05:31:58","slug":"two-illegal-aliens-try-to-cross-border-disguised-as-construction-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mexiconewsreport.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/16\/two-illegal-aliens-try-to-cross-border-disguised-as-construction-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Illegal Aliens Try to Cross Border Disguised as Construction Workers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The U.S.- Mexican border has been secured, with the lowest level of illegal crossings in 50 years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But that doesn&#8217;t mean nobody is trying to cross illegally. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On January 9th, a Mexican and Ecuadorian tried a clever trick &#8211; disguise themselves as construction workers.   They crossed in the El Paso sector where there is construction going on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can watch the video <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/USBPChief\/status\/2022083375926812852\">here<\/a>.  It was released February 12th. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The two would-be illegal entrants wore safety vests.  They were guided to their jumping off point by two people smugglers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then they just climbed out of a low area and walked normally, as if they were construction workers who belonged there.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was a clever trick, but they were apprehended anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/mexiconewsreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-15.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mexiconewsreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-15.png 900w, https:\/\/mexiconewsreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-15-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/mexiconewsreport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-15-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source:  <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/USBPChief\/status\/2022083375926812852\">Border Patrol Chief Michael W. Banks<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael W. Banks tweeted <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/USBPChief\/status\/2022083375926812852\">this<\/a>:  <strong>&#8220;Disguises won\u2019t fool us! Border Patrol Agents in the El Paso Sector apprehended two illegal aliens attempting to blend in as construction workers near the Paso del Norte Port of Entry. Despite desperate smuggling tactics like these, the reality is that the border is closed. Smugglers are selling false promises and transportation services that only lead to arrest, prosecution, and deportation.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Disguises won\u2019t fool us!<br> <br>Border Patrol Agents in the El Paso Sector apprehended two illegal aliens attempting to blend in as construction workers near the Paso del Norte Port of Entry.<br> <br>Despite desperate smuggling tactics like these, the reality is that the border is closed.\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UV1DZ5jO4t\">pic.twitter.com\/UV1DZ5jO4t<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Chief Michael W. Banks (@USBPChief) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USBPChief\/status\/2022083375926812852?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S.- Mexican border has been secured, with the lowest level of illegal crossings in 50 years. But that doesn&#8217;t mean nobody is trying to cross illegally. On January 9th, a Mexican and Ecuadorian tried a clever trick &#8211; disguise &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/mexiconewsreport.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/16\/two-illegal-aliens-try-to-cross-border-disguised-as-construction-workers\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[112],"tags":[366,436,233,741,492,742],"class_list":["post-3499","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-immigration","tag-ecuador","tag-illegal-immigration","tag-mexico-u-s-border","tag-michael-w-banks","tag-the-u-s-a","tag-u-s-border-patrol"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mexiconewsreport.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3499","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mexiconewsreport.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mexiconewsreport.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mexiconewsreport.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mexiconewsreport.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3499"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/mexiconewsreport.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3499\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3508,"href":"https:\/\/mexiconewsreport.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3499\/revisions\/3508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mexiconewsreport.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3499"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mexiconewsreport.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3499"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mexiconewsreport.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3499"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}