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A Border Patrol agent in Texas drags tires behind his truck in June 2020 to smooth the dirt road in a stretch of land with no wall so footprints are more visible. Drug traffickers, which he says are common in that area because of a nearby interstate, were of particular interest to him. He did not mention migrants as part of his search. (© Lisa Elmaleh)
A Border Patrol agent in Texas drags tires behind his truck in June 2020 to smooth the dirt road in a stretch of land with no wall so footprints are more visible. Drug traffickers, which he says are common in that area because of a nearby interstate, were