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Del Rio Sector Agents Apprehend Group of 700 Migrants

DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Sector encountered a large group of 704 migrants, in a single event, shortly after they illegally entered the United States. On Dec. 8, at approximately 3:20 a.m., a large group of migrants illegally crossed the Rio Grande River near a local ranch at Eagle Pass. Agents responded to the area and apprehended 704 migrants making illegal entry into the United States. The group consisted of 535 Cubans, 74 Nicaraguans, 49 Colombians, 31 Dominicans, nine Peruvians, three Ecuadorians, and three Mexicans. An extensive breakdown of the group revealed there

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Del Rio Sector Agents Arrest Two Sex Offenders in a Day

DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Sector arrested two convicted sex offenders, in separate events, shortly after they illegally entered the United States, Nov. 14. Eagle Pass agents, conducting line watch operations, apprehended seven subjects on a local ranch. They were transported to the Eagle Pass processing center, where record checks revealed that Gregorio Chanelo-Ixta, 35, a Mexican national, was convicted of lewd or lascivious act with a child, in Santa Ana, California, in 2006. He was sentenced to six years confinement and most recently deported in 2011. Del Rio agents, conducting line watch

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Del Rio Sector Agents Arrest Three Child Sex Offenders During Thanksgiving Week

DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Sector arrested three convicted child sex offenders, shortly after they illegally entered the United States. Nov. 21, while conducting line watch operations, Eagle Pass agents encountered four subjects attempting to avoid detection near Eagle Pass. All subjects were apprehended and transported to the Eagle Pass processing center. During processing, record checks revealed that one subject, Gelix Edgardo Barralaga, 44, a Honduran national, was convicted of indecent liberties with a child, in North Carolina, in 2007. He was sentenced to one year and eight months confinement and most recently

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DEL VILLAR: America Needs To Unplug From The Biden Admin’s Climate Fantasy

DEL VILLAR: America Needs To Unplug From The Biden Admin’s Climate Fantasy Clara Del Villar on July 22, 2022 You know we’ve reached a tipping point when both Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell finally stop emphasizing climate change and zero in on their primary job description — promoting economic growth and fighting inflation. But the Biden administration continues to demonstrate little appetite for the realistic policy choices necessary to clamp down on rising prices beyond phony platitudes, new spending schemes and now ramped up climate change hysteria. Of course, we are in a summer heat

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Del Rio Sector Border Patrol Agents Arrest Convicted Sex Offenders

DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Del Rio Sector recently apprehended two convicted sex offenders. July 12, Brackettville Station agents encountered Jose Francisco Perdomo-Amador, 61, a citizen of Honduras, after he illegally entered the United States by crossing the Rio Grande River along with another migrant. During processing, records checks revealed that in October 2017 Perdomo-Amador was convicted of sexual assault in Dallas, was subsequently sentenced to two years in prison, and deported in 2021. July 13, Carrizo Springs Station agents encountered Henry Orosco-Miranda, 42, a Guatemalan national, after he illegally entered the United States

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Del City Man Sentenced to Serve Seven Years in Federal Prison for Illegal Firearm Possession

OKLAHOMA CITY – Yesterday, a federal judge sentenced PATRICK SEAN HICKS, 40, of Del City, Oklahoma, to 84 months in prison for illegal possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester. On April 8, 2021, a federal grand jury returned a one-count Indictment against Hicks charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm. On August 4, 2021, Hicks pleaded guilty to Count One of the Indictment. Federal law prohibits convicted felons from possessing firearms or ammunition. Public records reflect that on November 29, 2020, at 12:49 a.m., the Del City Police Department received a 911

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What happens to Italian tycoon Del Vecchio’s $29 billion fortune?

By Valentina Za and Claudia Cristoferi MILAN – Leonardo Del Vecchio leaves a business empire worth 27 billion euros ($29 billion), ranging from the eyewear company that was his life’s work to the stake in merchant bank Mediobanca he built in his 80s. Del Vecchio, who died aged 87 on Monday, was Italy’s second-richest man, according to Forbes. His departure raises questions about the future of the various businesses in which his Delfin holding company was a leading investor. Del Vecchio’s second wife Nicoletta Zampillo, whom he remarried in 2010 seven years after their divorce, stands to inherit his 25%

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Italian eyewear billionaire Leonardo Del Vecchio dies at 87

By Claudia Cristoferi and Giulia Segreti MILAN -Italy’s Leonardo Del Vecchio, who rose from childhood poverty to build the eyewear empire that owns brands such as Ray-Ban and Oakley, has died at the age of 87, his company said on Monday. Del Vecchio added a dash of Italian style to spectacles and became one of Europe’s wealthiest men, investing some of his riches to build stakes in Italian financial group Mediobanca and insurer Generali. The billionaire founded the Luxottica business in 1961, initially to supply components for glasses, and remained the chairman and major shareholder in the world’s biggest eyewear

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Del Vecchio rose from poverty to billions by adding style to spectacles

By Claudia Cristoferi and Silvia Aloisi Businessman Leonardo del Vecchio, who has died aged 87, created the glasses company that owns brands including Ray-Ban and used his billions to become one of the most influential figures in Italian finance. Del Vecchio rose from a childhood in an orphanage to amass a fortune of tens of billions of euros in one of the most famous rags-to-riches stories in Italy’s post-war economic recovery. At the end of 2021, he was Italy’s second richest man, behind only Giovanni Ferrero of the Nutella-making group, according to Forbes. As is common in Italy, Del Vecchio,

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DEL VILLAR: A Recession Would Spell Even More Bad News For Biden’s Off The Rails Presidency

DEL VILLAR: A Recession Would Spell Even More Bad News For Biden’s Off The Rails Presidency Clara Del Villar on May 31, 2022 The economic news for the Biden administration keeps going from bad to worse. It’s now a growing possibility voters will head into the midterms with the economy in or near a recession. All it takes to declare a recession is two consecutive quarters of negative growth. So far the first quarter is negative at a startling rate of 1.5%, and the second quarter report could be negative with a release in late September. The numbers are a

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Del Rio Sector Border Patrol Agents Arrest Sex Offender

DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Sector arrested a convicted sex offender shortly after illegally entering the United States. On May 16, at 5:15 a.m., Uvalde agents encountered a single subject walking the railroad toward San Antonio. Agents determined he was illegally present in the United States and transported him to the Eagle Pass Soft Side Processing facility. Record checks revealed the man, a Mexican national, Jose Vega-Santos, was previously convicted for aggravated indecent liberties of a child in Kansas City, Missouri in 2009 and deported in 2017. As a convicted felon with a

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Del Rio Sector Agents Encounter Five Large Groups of Migrants Over Weekend

DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Sector’s Eagle Pass Station apprehended five large groups of migrants in less than 31 hours. They were encountered almost immediately after they illegally entered the United States and three were apprehended in a span of 10 hours. The U.S. Border Patrol categorizes groups of 100 or more undocumented migrants as “large groups.” During the current fiscal year, Del Rio Sector has encountered 108 such groups, which accounts for approximately half the large groups encountered by Border Patrol nationwide. On May 14, at approximately 11:32 a.m., a group of 129

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Del Rio Sector Border Patrol Agents Arrest Sex Offender

DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Sector arrested a convicted sex offender, May 10. At 5:15 a.m., Uvalde Station agents arrested a group of 11 subjects stemming from a failed human smuggling attempt on Highway 57. All subjects were transported to the Eagle Pass Centralized Processing Center. During processing, record checks revealed that a Mexican national, Heriberto Cuevas-Hidalgo, 38, was previously convicted for sexual activity with a minor. in Utah, in 2015. As a convicted felon with prior removals, he faces a charge of 8 USC § 1326 – Re-entry after Deportation, which carries a maximum sentence

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Del Rio Sector Border Patrol Agents Arrest Two Sex Offenders

DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Del Rio Sector arrested two convicted sex offenders shortly after they illegally entered the United States. On May 9, at 4:59 a.m., Carrizo Springs agents apprehended a group of nine subjects. They were transported to the Carrizo Springs Border Patrol Station for processing. During processing, record checks revealed that one subject, a Mexican national, Oscar Garcia-Solorzano, 28, was previously convicted of aggravated sexual assault of a child in Austin in 2016 and sentenced to two years confinement, He was subsequently deported in 2018. As a convicted felon with a prior removal, Garcia-Solorzano

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CBP Officers Seize Narcotics Worth over $145K at Del Rio Port of Entry

DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers working special operations at the Del Rio Port of Entry seized narcotics worth over $145,000 in street value. “Our CBP officers continue to utilize their inspectional tactics and techniques to examine travelers and vehicles as they enter the port of entry,” said Port Director Liliana Flores, Del Rio Port of Entry.  “This seizure is another example of the dedication of our officers to prevent dangerous drugs from entering our community.” Packages containing nearly 19 pounds of cocaineseized by CBP officers at Del Rio Port

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Del Rio Sector Border Patrol Agents Arrest Sex Offender

DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Sector arrested a convicted sex offender shortly after he illegally entered the United States. On May 3, at 3:11 a.m., Carrizo Springs agents apprehended a group of 22 subjects. They were transported to the Carrizo Springs Border Patrol Station for processing. During processing, record checks revealed that one subject, a Guatemalan national, Ramiro Estuhardy Aguilar-Lopez, was previously convicted for aggravated sexual abuse of a child in Arlington, Texas in 2016. Aguilar-Lopez was previously ordered removed from the United States in 2021. As a convicted felon with a prior removal, he will

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Líder del Violento “Clan del Golfo” Organización Narcotraficante Mutibillonaria Extraditado de Colombia para Enfrentarse a Una Acusación Formal Federal

Dairo Antonio Úsuga David, conocido bajo varios aliases incluyendo “Otoniel” fue extraditado esta mañana a los Estados Unidos desde Colombia para enfrentar cargos imputados en el Distrito Este de Nueva York, de ser el líder de una empresa criminal continuada, y de participar en una conspiración internacional en la fabricación y distribución de cocaína dado su posición como jefe de una organización narcotraficante paramilitar y multibillonaria conocida como el “Clan del Golfo” (CDG). El 23 de octubre, 2021, Úsuga David fue capturado en la selva de Colombia después un operativo enorme para su captura por parte de personal de las

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Leader of the Violent “Clan del Golfo” Multi-Billion Dollar Drug Trafficking Organization Extradited from Colombia to Face Federal Indictment

Dairo Antonio Úsuga David, known by various aliases including “Otoniel,” was extradited this morning to the United States from Colombia to face charges in the Eastern District of New York of leading a continuing criminal enterprise and participating in an international cocaine manufacturing and distribution conspiracy for his role as the leader of the paramilitary, multibillion dollar drug organization known as the “Clan del Golfo” (CDG).  On October 23, 2021, Úsuga David was arrested in the jungles of Colombia following an extensive capture operation by Colombian military and law enforcement personnel.  The defendant is scheduled to be arraigned this afternoon

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Declaración del Fiscal Federal Breon Peace sobre United States V. Úsuga David

“Buena tarde, soy Breon Peace, el Fiscal de los Estados Unidos del Distrito Este de Nueva York. Gracias a todos por estar aquí esta tarde en persona y en línea. Hoy me acompañan: Anne Milgram, Administrador de la Administración para el Control de Drogas, Ricky J. Patel, Agente Especial Encargado en funciones, desde la oficina del FBI en Nueva York, tenemos a Michael Driscoll, director Adjunto a cargo, de la policía de Nueva York tenemos al Capitán Thomas Kelly, comandante de la Fuerza de Tarea contra la Droga, el jefe de los Alguaciles Vincent DeMarco del Servicio de Alguaciles de

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CBP Officers Seize Mixed Narcotics Worth over $737K at Del Rio Port of Entry

DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers working at the Del Rio Port of Entry seized mixed narcotics worth nearly three quarters of a million dollars in street value. “The layered enforcement displayed by our CBP officers led to this latest seizure,” said Port Director Liliana Flores, Del Rio Port of Entry.  “As officers utilize their high-level training and inspectional skills, they continue to prevent dangerous narcotics from entering our community.” Packages containing more than 30 pounds ofmethamphetamine and 16 pounds of cocaine seizedby CBP officers at Del Rio Port of

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Del Rio Sector Continues Steady Apprehensions of Sex Offenders

DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Del Rio Sector recently arrested two convicted sex offenders. April 13, Del Rio Station agents arrested 42-year-old Humberto Alvarez-Peralta, a Mexican national, shortly after he illegally entered the United States. During processing, records checks revealed that Alvarez-Peralta was convicted of sexual assault of a child, a second-degree felony, in Liberty, in 1997. Alvarez-Peralta has been removed from the United States 10 times within the last two years and was most recently deported in March of this year. April 14, Comstock Station agents arrested 63-year-old Hipolito Hernandez-Acosta, a Mexican national, just

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Del Rio Sector Border Patrol Agents Rescue Migrants Locked in Rail Cars

EAGLE PASS, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Sector’s Intelligence Unit rescued 50 undocumented migrants locked inside a rail car, April 12. At approximately 9 p.m., Del Rio Sector Intelligence Unit agents received information from railroad security officials regarding multiple subjects locked inside car haulers parked on the railroad tracks near Eagle Pass. The railroad security team noticed seals on several car haulers were different and didn’t correspond to what they normally use. Agents inspected the cars and found 50 undocumented migrants locked inside the car haulers with no means of escape, as temperatures topped 100

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Puertos de Entrada de la Oficina Regional de Laredo Preparar, Implementar Medidas de Facilitación a la Luz del Aumento del Tráfico de Vacaciones

LAREDO, Texas— A medida que la nación comienza la Semana Santa, la Oficina de Operaciones Aduaneras (OFO) de la Oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza (CBP) de los EE. UU. está comenzando a procesar volúmenes más grandes de viajeros internacionales a los Estados Unidos a través de los puertos de entrada del sur de Texas. Los ocho puertos de entrada que se extienden desde Brownsville hasta Del Río que componen la Oficina Regional de Laredo (LFO) se preparan para el aumento del tráfico con el acercamiento de la Semana Santa, uno de los períodos de mayor actividad del año. “Nuestros

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Declaración del Fiscal de los Estados Unidos Breon Peace sobre United States v. Leniz Escobar

“Soy Breon Peace, el Fiscal de los Estados Unidos para el Distrito Este de Nueva York. Hoy hace cinco años, el 11 de abril de 2017, la acusada, Leniz Escobar, atrajo a cinco jóvenes a un parque no muy lejos de la corte federal en Central Islip, Long Island. Esos cinco jóvenes, en la plenitud de la vida, no tenían idea de que Escobar los estaba llevando a la muerte—a un campo de exterminio donde miembros de la pandilla MS-13 esperaban al acecho, armados con machetes, un hacha, cuchillos, ramas y un cincel.    Uno de los jóvenes se las arregló

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Del Rio Sector Border Patrol Agents Arrest Two Sex Offenders

DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Sector arrested two convicted sex offenders in separate groups shortly after they illegally entered the United States, April 5. Around noon, Carrizo Springs agents apprehended a group of seven subjects. They were transported to the Eagle Pass South Border Patrol Station for processing. Record checks revealed that one subject, a Guatemalan national, Selvin Danilo Chocooj-Botzoc, was previously convicted of forcible sex abuse in the 3rd degree in Washington, in 2018. Just before 10 p.m., agents from the Eagle Pass Station encountered a group of 15 migrants near Eagle Pass. During processing,

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