(The Center Square) – Of the many American drivers pulled over near the border, or along major routes to and from the border, many are charged with human smuggling. But before they are, they make claims that officers quickly identify are false, law enforcement tells The Center Square.

Drivers leaving a border town with a vehicle full of people have said they are going to “visit family in Houston,” going to a funeral in Houston, Dallas or San Antonio, are “traveling with friends,” or a “guy paid me to pick up his workers.”