Vic Hinterlang Photojournalist

12/21/2024 8:55:47 PM

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A Mexican migrant smuggler, or coyote, attempts to evade capture by swimming across the Rio Grande River back to Mexico.

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Two Texas Game Wardens try to coax a Mexican migrant smuggler, or coyote, trying to evade capture by swimming across the Rio Grande River to Mexico into their boat.

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Two Texas Game Wardens try to coax a Mexican migrant smuggler, or coyote, trying to evade capture by swimming across the Rio Grande River to Mexico into their boat.

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Two Texas Game Wardens haul a Mexican migrant smuggler, or coyote, trying to evade capture by swimming across the Rio Grande River to Mexico into their boat.

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A Border Patrol Agent, Texas Game Warden and female Florida State Trooper take a Mexican migrant smuggler, or coyote, into custody beside the Rio Grande River.

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A Border Patrol Agent, Texas Game Warden and female Florida State Trooper take a Mexican migrant smuggler, or coyote, into custody beside the Rio Grande River.

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A Border Patrol Agent, Texas Game Warden and female Florida State Trooper take a Mexican migrant smuggler, or coyote, into custody beside the Rio Grande River.

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Two Border Patrol Agents, two Texas Game Wardens and a female Florida State Trooper take a Mexican migrant smuggler, or coyote, into custody near the Rio Grande.

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A male Border Patrol Agent and a female Florida State Trooper take a Mexican migrant smuggler, or coyote, for further processing after catching him by the Rio Grande.

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A male Border Patrol Agent and a female Florida State Trooper take a Mexican migrant smuggler, or coyote, for further processing after catching him by the Rio Grande.

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A male Border Patrol Agent and a female Florida State Trooper take a Mexican migrant smuggler, or coyote, for further processing after catching him by the Rio Grande.

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A male Border Patrol Agent and a female Florida State Trooper take a Mexican migrant smuggler, or coyote, for further processing after catching him by the Rio Grande.

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Three male Border Patrol Agents question an admitted Mexican migrant smuggler, or coyote, and one of his clients against the Border Wall near the Rio Grande River.

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A Border Patrol agent cleans a cut on the nose of an admitted Mexican migrant smuggler, or coyote, as one of his clients looks on.

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A Border Patrol agent cleans a cut on the nose of an admitted Mexican migrant smuggler, or coyote.

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A Border Patrol agent photographs an admitted Mexican migrant smuggler, or coyote, who was caught by Game Wardens trying to swim back to Mexico.

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A Border Patrol agent puts a bandage on the nose of an admitted Mexican migrant smuggler, or coyote, who was injured resisting arrest after trying to swim to Mexico.

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An admitted Mexican migrant smuggler, or coyote (right), and one of his clients sit against the Border Wall after being taken into custody by the Border Patrol.

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A Border Patrol agent puts a blanket on an admitted Mexican migrant smuggler, or coyote, who was exhausted after trying to escape by swimming back to Mexico.

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A Texas Department of Public Safety agent holds an admitted Mexican migrant smuggler, or coyote, being taken into custody surrounded by law enforcement officers.

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A Texas Department of Public Safety agent speaks with an admitted Mexican migrant smuggler, or coyote, being taken into custody.

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A female Florida State trooper talks to an admitted Mexican migrant smuggler, or coyote, being taken into custody surrounded by law enforcement officers.

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A Texas Department of Public Safety officer speaks with an admitted Mexican migrant smuggler, or coyote, about being charged with human trafficking under Texas law.

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An admitted Mexican migrant smuggler, or coyote, pleads with a Border Patrol agent that he be released to Mexico rather than charged with human trafficking in Texas.

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A Texas Department of Public Safety officer speaks with an admitted Mexican migrant smuggler, or coyote, about being charged with human trafficking under Texas law.