Last week, Texas authorities caught human smugglers trying to fly four illegal immigrants on a private plane, who had most likely paid for VIP packages to get into the US. These illegal immigrants, two men and two women, were seen walking onto the tarmac at Gulf Aviation in Harlingen with their luggage in hand. The interception of the private jet was made possible by intelligence officials who acted promptly. The US Border Patrol later arrested the four migrants and the two pilots. It is important to mention that the experience of these individuals stands in stark contrast to the conditions that many migrants usually experience while crossing the border and traveling further in the country.

The US Border Patrol has described the use of a private plane as unconventional. They did not reveal the flight's destination. It is likely that these migrants paid large sums of money to gain access to this particular form of transportation. According to a law-enforcement source not involved in the investigation, most migrants usually pay between $2,000 and $3,000 for the services of so-called 'coyotes,' who smuggle them across the border using cramped and often dangerous vehicles. The source estimates that the VIP treatment these four migrants enjoyed may have cost each of them $20,000.

Cartels in the past have been known to offer VIP packages to illegal migrants willing to pay more. Two migrants who passed away as a result of heat exhaustion last summer in San Antonio, Texas, had each purchased a VIP package. Pablo Ortega and Julio Lopez paid $13,000 and $12,000, respectively, to coyotes who advertised a luxury smuggling package that included boat passage across the river that separates the US and Mexico, a stay in an upscale ranch, as well as pizza, beer, and video games. However, after arriving in the US, smugglers locked the men in the back of an 18-wheeler without air conditioning or water. Several hours passed before they became two of the 53 migrants who died from heat exhaustion in the deadliest smuggling attempt in history.

Last week, Texas authorities caught human smugglers trying to fly four illegal immigrants on a private plane, who had most likely paid for VIP packages to get into the US. These illegal immigrants, two men and two women, were seen walking onto the tarmac at Gulf Aviation in Harlingen with their luggage in hand. The interception of the private jet was made possible by intelligence officials who acted promptly. The US Border Patrol later arrested the four migrants and the two pilots. It is important to mention that the experience of these individuals stands in stark contrast to the conditions that many migrants usually experience while crossing the border and traveling further in the country.
The US Border Patrol has described the use of a private plane as unconventional. They did not reveal the flight's destination. It is likely that these migrants paid large sums of money to gain access to this particular form of transportation. According to a law-enforcement source not involved in the investigation, most migrants usually pay between $2,000 and $3,000 for the services of so-called 'coyotes,' who smuggle them across the border using cramped and often dangerous vehicles. The source estimates that the VIP treatment these four migrants enjoyed may have cost each of them $20,000.
Cartels in the past have been known to offer VIP packages to illegal migrants willing to pay more. Two migrants who passed away as a result of heat exhaustion last summer in San Antonio, Texas, had each purchased a VIP package. Pablo Ortega and Julio Lopez paid $13,000 and $12,000, respectively, to coyotes who advertised a luxury smuggling package that included boat passage across the river that separates the US and Mexico, a stay in an upscale ranch, as well as pizza, beer, and video games. However, after arriving in the US, smugglers locked the men in the back of an 18-wheeler without air conditioning or water. Several hours passed before they became two of the 53 migrants who died from heat exhaustion in the deadliest smuggling attempt in history.

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