A Texas woman found with five illegal immigrants in her vehicle attempted to flee from authorities near the border by swimming across the Rio Grande into Mexico with an infant, officials said.
Brenda Castro, a US citizen, was a passenger in a Ford Explorer being driven by her husband, also an American citizen, on Dec. 19 in the border city of Laredo when he refused to stop for Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) troopers, the agency said.
Dashcam footage released by DPS shows the SUV traveling at a high speed along residential and rural roads.
Authorities said a high-speed chase ensued when Castro bailed out of the vehicle with an infant and tried to swim across the river, which borders Mexico.
Castro’s husband swam across and made it to Mexico, a DPS spokesperson told Fox News Digital.
State and local law authorities at the scene directed Castro to come back to the US side of the border, and she was arrested.
While in the river, authorities were heard telling Castro in Spanish to get back to dry land with the child.
A law enforcement officer was then seen taking the child out of the water.
“I can’t believe you tried to run back with the baby. You both could have drowned,” a law enforcement officer told Castro while escorting her into a vehicle upon her arrest. --->READ MORE HERE
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The woman, accused of smuggling immigrants, was arrested after returning to the U.S. following the river crossing, authorities said.
A woman is under arrest after state troopers caught her evading authorities by jumping into the Rio Grande River with an infant child.
Brenda Castro of Laredo was arrested on Dec. 19 following a high-speed pursuit with state troopers.
Castro, a passenger in the vehicle, and the driver bailed out of the vehicle and attempted to swim across the Rio Grande River into Mexico, according to DPS. Both are U.S. citizens.
DPS spokesperson Chris Olivarez posted dash camera footage on X of state troopers in a chase with a white vehicle. Body camera footage shows the pair's escape.
After being directed by law enforcement, Castro returned to the U.S., where she was arrested by state troopers. Video shows her handing a baby to an officer before exiting the water.
The infant was placed under the care of law enforcement, the department said. DPS charged Castro with felony human smuggling and endangering a child. --->WATCH and READ MORE HERE
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