Jaeson Jones is a retired Captain from the Texas Department of Public Safety’s Intelligence and Counterterrorism Division and a Breitbart Texas contributor. Apple has rejected a controversial iPhone game that allows players to smuggle as many illegal immigrants as possible over a border. Google maps can be heard in English letting smugglers know their destination is approximately a half-mile on the right. As the video begins, it appears you are watching yet another cartel operation from deep inside Mexico with heavily armed cartel sicarios. A video obtained from law enforcement officials in Texas shows what appears to be a heavily armed Mexican cartel conducting a human smuggling operation. ©2020 FOX News Network, LLC. This is a clear escalation in tactics used by smuggling organizations inside the United States. What happens if the president doesn't accept the election results? The game is still available on PCs and Macs. "Smuggle Truck was inspired by the frustration our friends have experienced in trying to immigrate to the United States," the game's website says. These back roads are commonly used by smugglers to avoid the checkpoint, law enforcement sources said. The group concealed inside the trailer included 12 juveniles in age from three to 17, a pregnant female, and a convicted felon. Law enforcement told Breitbart they are extremely concerned about this incident. The passenger also appears to be videotaping the smuggling operation. 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Get the latest breaking news delivered straight to your inbox. The smugglers tell the occupants to get ready as Google maps can be heard once again informing, the smugglers they have arrived at their destination on the right. The driver suddenly stops the vehicle, slams it into park, grabs the rifle from the passenger, and exits to provide cover as all of the smuggled migrants exit simultaneously. Law enforcement in South Texas provided the video and spoke with Breitbart Texas on the condition of anonymity. Breitbart Texas traveled to the border last week to cover smuggling operations in the small border community of Roma, Texas. Nonetheless, many were outraged that "Smuggle Truck" existed in the first place. All rights reserved. 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When Tucson Border Patrol agents seized a truck last week, the decals from the "U.S. "Smuggle Truck: Operation Immigration," a proposed iPhone and iPad app by Owlchemy Labs targeted for released in March, lets players navigate through what appears to be the U.S-Mexican border. All Rights Reserved. "This 'game' pokes fun and trivializes the harsh reality of our current immigration policy that leads to people putting their lives at stake and embarking on dangerous border crossings," Thanu Yakupitiyage of the New York Immigration Coalition told the New York Daily News in an interview about the game. All market data delayed 20 minutes. Border / Cartel ChroniclesCrimeCartel Del NoresteCDNHebbronvilleHuman SmugglingLaredo Sectormexican cartelsRoma Police DepartmentU.S. How do I vote in my state in the 2020 election? "It's disgraceful that anyone would try to make money out of this tragedy by making light of it in a game.". The interior of the trailer was nearly 100 degrees, causing imminent danger to the people locked inside with no means of egress. The 37 year-old Mexican driver was arrested and charged with felony human smuggling violations in a federal complaint. The Associated Press contributed to this report. With immigration already a white hot issue, one company thought it would be a good idea to create a game where you smuggle animated immigrants across the border. Gamers can also play in a "legal immigration mode," which gives participants the opportunity to sit in a waiting room and stare at a clock that counts down over the next 20 years. "I don't think that people who are trying to emigrate into the U.S. think they are part of a game," Montes said. A large number of people hiding in the backseat and throughout the bed of the truck are being hauled to a transfer connection. Patricia Montes, executive director of Centro Presente, a Somerville, Mass.-based Latino immigrant advocacy group, agreed. "So we wanted to build something . ", First published on February 7, 2011 / 4:55 PM. Players drive a truck over what is apparently the U.S.-Mexican border. The driver is seen wearing a face mask and tactical camouflage clothing.
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