"Special agents with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) discovered an unfinished cross-border tunnel Tuesday after several days excavating the sandy Sonoran desert terrain outside of Yuma, Arizona", the release read.
Arizona border tunnel
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ICE explained that the tunnel reaches from a neighborhood in the United States and goes under the border wall, extending about 1,300 feet into Mexico.
Arizona border tunnel
© AP Photo / ICE
The tunnel is three feet wide, four feet high, and is equipped with a fully developed ventilation system, water lines, electrical wiring, a rail system, and extensive reinforcement, the release said.
Arizona border tunnel
© AP Photo / ICE
Arizona border tunnel
© AP Photo / ICE
The investigation is ongoing and is led by the ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations department, the release added.
