Keywords: harlingen texas homeland security homelandsecurity sw border swborder southwest border southwestborder illegal immigrants illegalimmigrants national guard nationalguard tx usa us outdoor depth of field A discarded can of coconut water left behind by border crossers on concrete ruins along the Rio Grande river U.S.-Mexico border in Texas, Nov 13. Illegal immigrants try to cross the border throughout the year without survival training or equipment and are at risk of exposure to varying and are subject to fluctuating weather conditions, dehydration, heat stroke, or hypothermia. Brig. Gen. Linda Singh, Adjutant General of Maryland, and Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Beyard, Maryland National Guard Senior Enlisted Leader, tour U.S. Customs Border Patrol operations for Operation Phalanx/Operation River Watch II. The identity of personnel is not visible for security reasons. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Aimee Fujikawa) A discarded can of coconut water left behind by border crossers on concrete ruins along the Rio Grande river U.S.-Mexico border in Texas, Nov 13. Illegal immigrants try to cross the border throughout the year without survival training or equipment and are at risk of exposure to varying and are subject to fluctuating weather conditions, dehydration, heat stroke, or hypothermia. Brig. Gen. Linda Singh, Adjutant General of Maryland, and Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Beyard, Maryland National Guard Senior Enlisted Leader, tour U.S. Customs Border Patrol operations for Operation Phalanx/Operation River Watch II. The identity of personnel is not visible for security reasons. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Aimee Fujikawa) |