Migrant With Snake Bite Rescued in RGV
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents rescued a Guatemalan citizen snakebite victim near Falfurrias, Texas. On July 17, at approximately 11:00 p.m., RGV agents apprehended a group…
RGV Agents Continue to Apprehend Dangerous Criminal Migrants and Gang Members
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents arrested three convicted criminal migrants and seven gang members over the last few days. On July 11, Falfurrias Border Patrol Station agents…
RGV Agents Disrupt Five Human Smuggling Events
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents encountered 313 migrants in two large groups and disrupted three human smuggling events. On the night of July 11, Rio Grande…
RGV Agents Keep Criminals and Gang Members Out of the Community
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents arrested four convicted criminal migrants and four gang members over the weekend. On July 16, Brownsville Border Patrol Station agents apprehended Juan…
RGV Agents Apprehend Criminal Migrants and Gang Members
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) agents arrested three criminal migrants and seven gang members this week preventing them from infiltrating our communities. On May 16, Falfurrias Border Patrol Station (FLF)…
Apprehensions and Property Damage in RGV Continues
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents and local law enforcement partners encountered four large groups, disrupted three human smuggling events, including a human smuggling stash house resulting…
RGV Agents Provide Aid and Rescue People on Land and Water
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) riverine agents conduct two rescues saving four lives and an off-duty agent assist in vehicle accident. An off-duty Rio Grande City Border Patrol (RGC)…
RGV Agents Keep Gang Members and Sex Offenders off the Streets
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) agents arrested two child sex offenders, four Mara-Salvatrucha (MS-13) and a 18th Street gang member in 48 hours, keeping them out of our communities. On…
RGV Agents Continue To Keep Our Communities Safe
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) agents arrested two child sex offenders, a previously convicted drug smuggler, and a Mara-Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang member over the weekend. On May 6, McAllen Border…
RGV Agents Encounter Several Large Groups
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents encountered six large groups in Starr County resulting in 1,029 arrests. Over the past several days, Rio Grande City Border Patrol…
RGV Agents Apprehend 685 Migrants in Four Large Groups
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents and local law enforcement partners encountered four large groups and disrupted three human smuggling events resulting in 705 apprehensions. Rio Grande…
Sex Offender and Gang Members Arrested in the RGV
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) agents arrested a registered sex offender and four gang members over the last few days. On May 2, McAllen Border Patrol Station (MCS) agents processed…
In Just 24 Hours, RGV Agents Disrupt Five Smuggling Events
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents and local law enforcement partners disrupted five human smuggling events resulting in 67 apprehensions. On May 3, Kingsville Border Patrol Station…
RGV Agents Stop Criminal Migrants From Entering our Communities
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) agents arrested two criminal migrants and three 18th Street gang members. On April 29, McAllen Border Patrol Station (MCS) agents processed a Salvadoran national whose…
RGV Agents Seize Narcotics and Interdict Four Smuggling Events
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents disrupted four human smuggling events and encountered two large groups resulting in 257 apprehensions. On April 29, RGV agents working near…
RGV Agents Assist Injured Motorist
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents provided medical assistance to an injured motorist and disrupted a human smuggling event. On April 28, a Weslaco Border Patrol Station…
Technology Supports RGV Agents
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) agents disrupt two smuggling attempts and encounter three large groups. On April 29, Falfurrias Border Patrol Station (FLF) camera operators observed a suspicious vehicle…
Border Patrol Agents Arrest Gang Members and a Sex Offender in RGV
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector agents arrested three gang members and a convicted sex offender. On April 26, RGV agents apprehended a group of 12 migrants near Encino. Record checks…
RGV Agents Rescue 40 Migrants Entrapped in Metal Box
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents disrupted three human smuggling events and encountered two large groups resulting in 322 apprehensions. On April 26, Falfurrias Border Patrol Checkpoint…
Border Patrol Hosts “Youth of the Year” Scholarship/Recognition Ceremony in the RGV
EDINBURG, Texas —On Tuesday, April 26, 2022, Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Sector Border Patrol hosted the Youth of the Year Scholarship Ceremony for the 2021-2022 school year. For 25 years, 63 high…
Criminal Migrant Arrests Continue in RGV
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) agents arrested two migrant child sex offenders and multiple gang members. On April 22, Weslaco Border Patrol Station (WSL) agents processed Fernando Pena-Ramirez. Pena-Ramirez is…
RGV Agents Encounter Three Large Groups In 24 Hours
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents and local law enforcement partners encountered three large groups and disrupted five human smuggling events resulting in 543 apprehensions. Rio Grande…
RGV Agents Assist Injured Migrants
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents and local law enforcement partners disrupted two human smuggling stash houses, a large group, and assisted four injured migrants. On April…
Border Patrol Agents Arrest Criminal Sex Offenders and Gang Members in RGV
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector agents arrested a Mara-Salvatrucha (MS-13) and a 18th Street gang member and two convicted sex offenders. On April 20, Rio Grande City Station agents encountered…
RGV Agents Interdict Five Migrant Smuggling Events
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents and local law enforcement partners interdicted two migrant stash houses, two large groups, and encountered a vehicle crash and resulting vehicle…
Migrants Rescued From Hidden Compartment by RGV Agents
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents rescue migrants trapped within a cattle trailer hidden compartment and disrupted two more migrant smuggling attempts resulting in 24 arrests. On…
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