Indian, Central American immigrants found at McAllen stash house (KGBT-TX)

Indian, Central American immigrants found at McAllen stash house
by Sergio Chapa
Posted: 11.04.2010 at 2:04 PM

A McAllen mother is behind bars after authorities found 17 illegal immigrants from India, Central American and Mexico inside her South Ware Road home.

U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested Gloria Garza on harboring illegal immigrant charges on Tuesday.

Court records released Thursday show that FBI agents received a tip about illegal immigrants being housed at her mobile home.

Border Patrol agents performed surveillance at the Westway Mobile Home Park at 1300 South Ware Road.

The agents allegedly saw Garza carrying a baby and unloading groceries into her mobile home.

Agents got permission to search her trailer and found the immigrants inside.

Some of the immigrants said they had been there for at least one week.

Garza and three of the illegal immigrants being held as witnesses each appeared before a federal judge in McAllen.