20/03/2014 10:36
More than 100 immigrants found at suspected stash house in Texas
Poice in Houston rescued more than 100 immigrants Wednesday from a suspected stash house where they were being held against their will, CNN reported.
A total of 94 men and 15 women, including children, were discovered inside the one-story, roughly 1,500 square-foot home, according to police spokesman John Cannon.
A pregnant woman was taken to a hospital for medical attention, but most of the others appeared healthy.
"No one looked to be seriously injured inside the home. They were very hungry and thirsty, and our officers gave them things to eat and provided water. They said they were tired and hungry," Cannon said.
Five people were arrested.
Charges against them are pending, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesman Greg Palmore, who said that 95 men and 15 women were rescued.
It was not immediately clear why Palmore and the police spokesman reported different numbers.
The immigrants -- from Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador and Mexico -- are in ICE custody, Palmore said. They range in age from 5 to 47.
"I've been here over five years and this is the largest number of people we've encountered at one residence," Palmore said.