by Adry Torres at Daily Mail
- Three Salvadoran siblings have been rescued by Mexican immigration agents on an islet between Mexico and the United States border
- The oldest girl, nine, was seen on video holding on to her one-year-old sister while a six-year-old was standing next to them
- Children are now in the custody of Mexico’s System for the Integral Development of the Family
Three Salvadoran sisters have been rescued from an islet on the Rio Grande after they were reportedly abandoned by migrant smugglers, according to Mexico’s immigration agency.
The children, aged one, six and nine, were found after Mexico’s National Guard issued an alert Wednesday.
A task force with the National Institute of Immigration responded to the call and were able to safely remove the girls from the islet, known as Isla del Mudo.
Video footage shows the oldest girl carrying her baby sister before handing her over to one of the agents as she and her other sister clamber on to the boat…
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