Sixty two illegal immigrants have been found crammed in a Texas 'stash house' when it was raided by border patrol agents.

The agents raided the home in Laredo on the US-Mexican border on Tuesday.

Authorities said the 62 undocumented immigrants found inside the property were waiting to be transported further into the United States.

All 62 people were arrested.

Sixty two illegal immigrants were found crammed in a 'stash house' in Laredo, Texas when it was raided by border patrol agents on Tuesday

The Laredo Sector Border Patrol Agents said those arrested were from Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.

It came as 54 immigrants, including some children, were found by agents packed into a semitrailer in San Antonio.

Those illegal immigrants were from Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Brazil.

All 54 people were detained and with five had to be treated in hospital for injuries they received while trying to flee the truck and agents.

Authorities said the 62 undocumented immigrants found inside the property were waiting to be transported further into the United States

All 62 people were arrested and authorities said they came from Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador

The truck filled with men, women and children as young as 16 was discovered in San Antonio about 8.30pm.

The vehicle was air-conditioned and water was provided inside the trailer for the immigrants, according to authorities.

In the case of the truck raid, police filed federal human smuggling charges against 36-year-old Gerardo Javier Carreon.

Carreon allegedly admitted to authorities that he had traveled from Laredo on Tuesday.

Fifty four immigrants, including some children, were also arrested Tuesday after they were found by agents packed into a semitrailer (above) in San Antonio