Human Smugglers Using Airbnb Rentals as Stash Houses Along Texas Border

Human smugglers are increasingly turning to short-term rental properties, like those listed on Airbnb, as stash houses along the Texas border, evading law enforcement detection in a growing trend that has alarmed authorities. In the El Paso sector alone, Border Patrol agents have uncovered 265 stash houses since the beginning of this fiscal year, with many of these properties being used to conceal large numbers of undocumented migrants.

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Former ICE Special Agent Victor Avila has. . .