Two U.S. soldiers, one from Fort Hood and yet another in the Pennsylvania National Guard, have been charged with smuggling people throughout the Mexican boundary.

On June 13, Oppongagyaye was driving a car and Saint-Joie was a passenger since they attempted crossing the Hebbronville checkpoint, which will be situated about 150 miles south of San Antonio. The two soldiers were in uniform too

The National Guard member told representatives in the boundary checkpoint they were traveling in the border town of Zapata, Texas, to San Antonio.

“The BPA contested Oppongagyare regarding his odd path of travel to that Oppongagyare said his Global Positioning System (GPS) took him during this course,” the complaint read. “From the BPA’s previous experience, the GPS management is a frequent excuse used by smugglers to warrant their odd route of traveling to San Antonio, Texas.”

Throughout the representatives’ second review of the automobile, two Mexican nationals were located in the back of the car or truck.

Oppongagye advised the representative that a guy he met through Saint-Joie paid him $100 and guaranteed that an undetermined additional amount of cash if he picked up a guy and a girl in McAllen, Texas, and induce them to San Antonio.

“Individual 1 guaranteed to cover Oppongagyare and Saint-Joie an undetermined quantity of cash when they arrived in San Antonio, Texas, especially instructed they wear their United States Army issued badges to prevent questioning by BPAs,” the criticism.

A spokesperson for Fort Hood advised the Washington Examiner:”Army law enforcement officers are cooperating with national government about the investigation into this alleged behaviour that’s a gross aberration from behavior anticipated by soldiers.

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Both soldiers face up to 10 years in federal prison and a possible $250,000 maximum fine, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas.

The number of migrants coming to the border has rapidly ballooned in 2021, specifically under the Biden administration.

At the beginning of President Joe Biden’s term, he stopped the construction of the border wall and reversed President Donald Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” policy, leading Republicans to blame him for the surge, though defenders note that the influx predated him and started under Trump