Texas man crashes into DPS cruiser during border smuggling chase in Rio Grande Valley
McALLEN, TX – A suspected human smuggler is in federal custody after a high-speed chase ended in a crash with law enforcement and the capture …
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CBP officers seize $888K in cocaine at Rio Grande City Port of Entry
RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers at Rio Grande City Port of Entry this week seized $888,000 in …
US court will reconsider forcing Texas to remove Rio Grande migrant barrier
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday said it would reconsider a recent decision requiring Texas to remove a 1,000-foot-long (305-meter) …
Migrants die after attempting to cross the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass, Texas; Border Patrol agents attempt to rescue
On Wednesday, October 10, 2023, at approximately 11:20 a.m., Texas National Guard personnel observed a large group of suspected migrants crossing the Rio Grande near …
Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents rescue migrant in Rio Grande
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents rescued a Guatemalan national from drowning in the Rio Grande. On Dec. 1, Laredo Sector agents observed …
Texas must remove Rio Grande migrant barrier, US appeals court rules
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – Texas must remove a 1,000-foot-long (305-meter) floating barrier it placed in the Rio Grande river to deter migrants from illegally …
Hundreds Of Migrants Plunge Into Rio Grande The Same Day That Mayorkas Defended Border Policies To Congress
Hundreds Of Migrants Plunge Into Rio Grande The Same Day That Mayorkas Defended Border Policies To Congress Ryan Meilstrup on November 15, 2023 Hundreds of …
Rio Grande Resident Arrested on Drug Charges
CAPE MAY, NJ – Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland, alongside Chief Jennifer Pooler of the Middle Township Police Department, announced the arrest of …
Texas urges US appeals court to allow Rio Grande barrier
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – A lawyer for the state of Texas on Thursday told a U.S. appeals court President Joe Biden’s administration has no …
CBP agriculture specialists intercept first in port pest at Rio Grande City Port of Entry
RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists at Rio Grande City Port of Entry earlier this month discovered a significant …
CBP officers seize over $1 million in cocaine at Rio Grande City Port of Entry
RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers assigned to Rio Grande City Port of Entry cargo operations recently …
Rio Grande Valley agents apprehend 648 migrants in five groups
EDINBURG, Texas – Over the last five days, Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents have encountered five large groups consisting of 648 migrants in …
Mexico says Texan buoys in Rio Grande breach water treaty
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A floating barrier of orange buoys put in the Rio Grande by the Texan government to hinder migrants crossing into the …
Woman and child dead after they were recovered unresponsive in the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass
On July 1, 2023, at approximately 4:35 p.m., a Border Patrol agent assigned to the U.S. Border Patrol Eagle Pass Station was patrolling the riverbank of …
Texas To Place Floating Barrier In Rio Grande River To Curb Illegal Immigration
Texas To Place Floating Barrier In Rio Grande River To Curb Illegal Immigration Jennie Taer on June 8, 2023 The state of Texas will place …
Del Rio Sector agents rescue group of 140 migrants stranded in the Rio Grande
DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Del Rio Sector, assisted by the Eagle Pass Fire Department, rescued a group of 140 migrants …
Laredo Sector Marine Unit rescue several individuals in the Rio Grande
LAREDO, Texas – Border Patrol agents assigned to the Laredo Sector Marine Unit rescued several individuals in three separate incidents that occurred in the Rio …
Laredo Sector Marine Unit rescues an individual in the Rio Grande
LAREDO, Texas – Border Patrol agents from the Laredo Sector Marine Unit rescued an individual in the Rio Grande in Laredo, Texas. On Feb. 19, while working …
Human Smuggling on the Rise in the Rio Grande Valley New Year, Same Tactics
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents, along with state and local law enforcement departments, interdicted seven smuggling events leading to …
Woman dead after vehicle crashes into home in Rio Grande
RIO GRANDE, NJ – The Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating a fatal automobile crash that left a woman dead after her vehicle crashed …
PJ’s Coffee Prepares to Bring a Cup of New Orleans to the Rio Grande Valley
New Orleans-born coffeehouse seeks 12 local team members ahead of McAllen debut in May McAllen, TX (-) PJ’s Coffee is bringing its portfolio of authentically …
CBP targets five human smugglers operating near Rio Grande Valley as part of ‘Se Busca Información’ campaign
RIO GRANDE VALLEY, Texas — The United States and Mexico have announced five criminal targets operating near Rio Grande for their “Se Busca Información” initiative. …
La Grande Man Faces Federal Charges After Sexually Abusing Two Minors He Met on Snapchat
PORTLAND, Ore.—A La Grande, Oregon man faces federal charges today after he sexually abused and transported across state lines two minors he met on Snapchat. …
La Grande Man Faces Federal Charges After Sexually Abusing Two Minors He Met on Snapchat
PORTLAND, Ore.—A La Grande, Oregon man faces federal charges today after he sexually abused and transported across state lines two minors he met on Snapchat. …
El Paso Chief Patrol Agent Departing to Rio Grande Valley Sector
EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol Chief Raul L. Ortiz recently announced the selection of Gloria I. Chavez as the new Chief Patrol Agent …
Smugglers Drive Marijuana Load Vehicle Into the Rio Grande
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents interdicted two narcotic smuggling attempts resulting in 380 pounds of marijuana seized and a vehicle …
Casa Grande Man Sentenced to 13 Years for Shooting at Federal Agent
PHOENIX, Ariz. – On Monday, Alejandro Nathaniel Rodriguez Stalter, 31, of Casa Grande, Arizona, was sentenced by United States District Judge Dominic W. Lanza to …
Laredo Sector Border Patrol rescued an individual from the Rio Grande
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents working their assigned duties with the Laredo Sector Marine Unit rescued an individual attempting to cross the …
Del Rio Sector Agents Recover 3 Deceased Bodies From Rio Grande
EAGLE PASS, Texas – Border Patrol agents assigned to the Del Rio Sector recovered the bodies of three deceased migrants within a four-hour span, Aug. …
Meth-loaded tires send Rio Grande City man to prison
McALLEN, Texas – A 20-year-old man has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of importing 500 grams or more of meth, announced U.S. …
By raft and on foot, migrants cross Rio Grande from Mexico to Texas
EAGLE PASS, Texas – Beneath a blazing sun, a record number of migrants seeking to enter the United States are crossing the Mexican border. Some …
Police Arrest Pennsylvania 18-Year-Olds Who Made Threat at Rio Grande Wawa
RIO GRANDE, NJ – Rio Grande, a town west of the Wildwoods was the scene of a threat of an active shooter on Tuesday. Police …
Body of Missing Child Found in Rio Grande
DEL RIO, Texas – Border Patrol agents assigned to the Del Rio Station recovered the body of a small child from the Rio Grande River, …
Marijuana Load Vehicle Splashes Into the Rio Grande
BROWNSVILLE, Texas – Fort Brown Border Patrol Station (FTB) agents interdict a narcotics smuggling attempt resulting in the seizure of more than 480 pounds of …
Unaccompanied Toddler Abandoned at Border in Rio Grande Valley, Texas
ROMA, Texas – Rio Grande City Border Patrol Station (RGC) agents encounter an unaccompanied two-year-old boy near the Rio Grande. RGC agents working near Roma …
More Human Stash Houses Located in the Rio Grande Valley
EDINBURG, Texas– Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents and local law enforcement partners work together to disrupt three human smuggling stash houses. On …
Criminal Migrants Arrested at the Border in the Rio Grande Valley
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector agents arrested two criminal migrants with serious criminal history, to include kidnapping, murder, and sexual contact charges. On …
Drug Smugglers Float a Chevy Trailblazer Across the Rio Grande
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Border Patrol agents interdicted two narcotics smuggling attempts resulting in the seizure of more than 731 pounds of …
Criminal Migrants Arrested in the Rio Grande Valley
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents arrested three Salvadoran gang members and a Guatemalan previously convicted of sexual abuse. On March …
Video Shows Border Patrol Saving Migrant Family That Almost Drowned In Rio Grande
A video surfaced Sunday of Border Patrol agents’ rescuing a family of Haitian migrants that nearly drowned in the Rio Grande river in Del Rio, …
Raid at Rio Grande heroin dealer’s home nets 6,000 bags of heroin
Cape May Court House, New Jersey – Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland and Chief Paul Skill announce the arrest of Hector Perez-Heredia, a …
Migrant Convicted of Murder Arrested in the Rio Grande Valley
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector agents arrested two Mara-Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang members and a migrant previously convicted of murder. On Dec. 2, McAllen …
ICE HSI Casa Grande investigation sends smugglers to prison
CASA GRANDE, Ariz. – A Phoenix area man was sentenced Wednesday to 37 months in prison for attempting to smuggle ammunition from the United States …
Multiple Criminal Migrants Arrested in the Rio Grande Valley
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector agents arrested two Mara-Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang members with criminal histories in their home country of El Salvador and …
Four MS-13 Gang Members Arrested in the Rio Grande Valley Within 14 Hours
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Sector (RGV) agents arrested four Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang members and two other migrants previously arrested for …
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 …
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 …
Laredo Sector Border Patrol Rescues Two Children in the Rio Grande River
LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Laredo South Station rescued two children who were stranded in the Rio Grande River near …
Rio Grande Valley Law Enforcement Collaboration Leads to 35 Apprehensions of illegals, smugglers
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents arrested 35 migrants at two locations with the assistance of federal and local partners. …