2-Year-Old Migrant Girl Arrives at U.S. Border Looking for Her Parents, Authorities Say

Mar. 15, 2025

2-year-old girl at the U.S.-Mexico border.Photo:Texas Department of Public Safety

Texas Department of Public Safety

A 2-year-old girl from El Salvador was picked up at theU.S.-Mexico border, telling authorities that she had traveled there to find her parents, according to a report.

The child was among a group of over 200 migrants — 60 of them unaccompanied minors — attempting to cross the border in Maverick County, Texas, according to anofficial statementfrom a spokesperson with the Texas Department of Public Safety shared on Sunday, Nov. 24.

The girl can also be seen holding a small yellow piece of paper, which had a name and phone number on it, according to TDPS.

PEOPLE has reached out to the Texas Department of Public Safety for further information but has not received an immediate response.

“I’m Brendon from El Salvador,” one boy says. Another younger child says he is 12 years old and headed to Los Angeles.

The unaccompanied minors reportedly ranged from 2 to 17 years old, according to the statement.

The footage comes during a time of much uncertainty regarding the future of U.S. immigration policy.

President-electDonald Trumphas vowed to deport millions of undocumented residents, even claiming he would use the National Guard and military resources to assist in a mass deportation program.

Experts have statedthat the proposed deportation plan could cost anywhere from ten to hundreds of billions of dollars and would affectone in every three familiesacross the U.S.

source: people.com