Officials baffled by large migrant groups at remote crossing

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. immigration officials say hundreds of migrants are crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in a desolate New Mexico region that until recently had seen barely any traffic.
They say it appears to be a smuggling route.
It is where 7-year-old Jakelin Caal and her father were found Dec. 6 along with more than 160 others. Caal started vomiting on the bus ride to the Border Patrol facility some 90 miles away from where they were taken into custody. She later died.
U.S. Customs and