(NewsNation) — The El Paso sector has become the busiest for illegal crossings at the southern border, with nearly 1,500 crossings reported just on Monday.

NewsNation cameras captured footage of migrants entering the U.S. guided by “coyote” smugglers on the Mexican side of the border. Once through the border, the migrants ran through the area to evade Border Patrol, which has a limited presence in the area already.

One Border Patrol agent showed up as the migrants were crossing over the border and went after one of the runners, but the other individuals will likely contribute to the sector’s gotaway numbers.

The video shows person after person being sent over a ridge, where a BNSF railway line sits, by a group of criminal cartel members telling them when it is safe to pass. NewsNation witnessed at least five people cross over the railroad tracks in just half an hour.

The smugglers are known as “coyotes,” cartel members who guide the runners on how to get away from law enforcement.

Despite El Paso facing growing numbers of migrant crossings and gotaways, Border Patrol has pulled many of its agents from the area and moved them elsewhere. Sources at the southern border confirm there have been over 150,000 gotaways recorded since Oct. 1.

“You’re getting a lot of these individuals that say, ‘I can try to outrun law enforcement, and if I get detained or I get arrested later on, they’re not going to prosecute me.’ So that’s what it comes down to, man. They realize that lawlessness pays for them and that no one’s going to face any consequences,” Art Del Cueto, the vice president of the National Border Patrol Council.

These individuals, unlike the dozens of migrants who are self-surrendering at the border, never go through processing.