EAGLE PASS, Texas – Officials with the Department of Public Safety recovered two unaccompanied migrant children in Eagle Pass on Friday morning.
In a post to X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, a DPS spokesperson confirmed the two children were found alive.
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This morning, @TxDPS Troopers recovered two unaccompanied children from Honduras, 10 miles north of #ShelbyPark in Eagle Pass. One of the children had a note w/ a phone # & address to Los Angeles, CA. #OperationLoneStar pic.twitter.com/Yl4XWiIuml
— Chris Olivarez (@LtChrisOlivarez) February 16, 2024
The children, who are from Honduras, were found 10 miles north of Shelby Park in Eagle Pass.
DPS said the children had a note with a phone number and address to Los Angeles, California.
A group of four children from Guatemala were recovered in the same area the previous day, DPS officials said on X.
The children also had a note with a phone number; however, a specific address and state were not mentioned. The children were referred to U.S. Border Patrol.