10 individuals face criminal charges for human smuggling incident resulting in multiple deaths, following HSI investigation

DEL RIO, Texas – On Nov. 4, special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigation (HSI) Del Rio office arrested a woman from Austin, Texas the tenth and…

Calexico Agents Arrest Sureño Gang Member over the Weekend

CALEXICO, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector arrested a gang member Saturday morning.The incident occurred at approximately 2:48 a.m., when agents assigned to the Calexico station…

Dehydrated Migrant Rescued by Agents

OCOTILLO, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents from El Centro Sector rescued an undocumented individual in the Jacumba Wilderness region near Ocotillo, Sunday evening. The incident occurred at approximately 9:30 p.m., when El…

Multiple Criminal Migrants Arrested in the Rio Grande Valley

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) agents arrested two migrants previously convicted of sexual assault of a child and an 18th Street gang member. On Nov. 4, McAllen Border Patrol…

Twitter Restricts Republican Lawmaker’s Anime Parody Video Of Him Attacking AOC, Biden

Twitter restricted a tweet late Monday posted by Republican Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar featuring an anime parody video of him attacking President Joe Biden and Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Gosar…

Migrant in the All-American Canal Rescued by Agents

CALEXICO, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector rescued an individual, at risk of drowning in the All-American Canal Wednesday. The incident occurred at approximately 7:36 a.m.,…

Ten Defendants Indicted for Human Smuggling Operation

DEL RIO – Federal agents arrested the tenth and final defendant charged in an 11-count indictment involving human smuggling. The following are charged with one count of conspiracy to transport undocumented noncitizens: …

Syracuse Man Sentenced to 70 Months for Drug, Money Laundering and Firearms Charges

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – John Wright, age 33, of Syracuse, was sentenced today to serve 70 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute, and possess with intent to distribute marijuana, as well…

RGV Agents Seize Nearly $700,000 Worth of Marijuana

EDINBURG, Texas –Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents seize over 860 pounds of marijuana in smuggling attempts by the Rio Grande. On the afternoon of Oct. 30, an agent monitoring…

Criminal Migrants Arrested in the RGV

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents arrested a migrant previously convicted of possession of child [censored]ography and a Mara-Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang member. On Oct. 29, Brownsville…

RGV Law Enforcement Collaboration leads to 45 Apprehensions

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents arrested 45 migrants at three locations with the assistance of local partners. On Oct. 28, RGV agents received information that a…

Calexico Agents Arrest MS-13 Gang Member

CALEXICO, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector arrested a gang member Wednesday morning.The incident occurred at approximately 7:20 a.m., when agents assigned to the Calexico station…

Mexico Commits To Deporting Migrants To Their Home Countries

The Mexican federal government committed to deporting migrants caught traveling north to their home countries, the U.S. Embassy in Mexico announced on Wednesday. The Biden administration also plans to reinstate former President…

Mexican National Sentenced to 105 Months in Prison for Illegal Reentry into the U.S.

ALPINE – A Mexican national was sentenced yesterday to over eight years in prison for illegally entering the United States. On July 19, 2021, Graciano Moral-Carrillo, aka Franciso Mora-Carillo, 52, of Mexico…

South Texas man sentenced to 30 years after suburban crash that killed 5 noncitizens, seriously injured others

DEL RIO, Texas – A South Texas man was sentenced Thursday to 30 years in federal prison for conspiring to harbor and transport undocumented noncitizens following a June 2018 vehicle crash in…

Agents Intercept Tractor Trailer Smuggling Scheme

SIERRA BLANCA, Texas – United States Border Patrol Canine Detection teams conducting traffic operations at the Interstate 10 Immigration Checkpoint interdicted a tractor-trailer smuggling scheme. On October 23, 2021, Border Patrol Canine…

Rio Grande Valley Checkpoint Agents Foil Smuggling Attempts

EDINBURG, Texas –Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents foil checkpoint smuggling attempts. In the early morning hours of Oct. 25, a U-Haul box truck approached the primary inspection lane at…

Human smuggler pleads guilty to operating Phoenix stash house

TUCSON, Ariz. – A Mexican national pleaded guilty Monday in federal court to his role as operator of a human smuggling stash house in Phoenix, following a probe by U.S. Immigration and…

Watertown Man Sentenced to 155 Months for Drug and Firearms Convictions

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Daniel J. Borg, age 43, of Watertown, New York, was sentenced today to serve 155 months (12 years and 11 months) in federal prison for his convictions for…

Eagle Pass Man Sentenced in Fatal Human Smuggling Attempt

DEL RIO – An Eagle Pass man was sentenced to 360 months in prison today for transporting undocumented noncitizens that resulted in five deaths. According to court documents, Jorge Luis Monsivais Jr.,…

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