Texas Department of Public Safety troopers interdicted a human smuggling attempt near Bracketville and found a migrant with child pornography on his cell phone. This is the second bust in as many days of migrants illegally in the United States being busted by Texas troopers with child porn on their cell phones.
A suspected migrant was spotted on a ranch game camera using a stolen, single drum road roller to leave the border area. The construction vehicle was stolen from a privately owned ranch near Brackettville, Texas, on Monday. According to Kinney County Sheriff Brad Coe, the suspected migrant used the vehicle to cross several ranches, causing extensive property damage until running out of gas.
Texas Department of Public Safety troopers busted three out-of-state human smugglers over the weekend near Bracketville. One alleged smuggler admitted to being paid $2,000 per migrant to drive from Eagle Pass to Del Rio.
Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended a previously deported convicted killer as he attempted to sneak around an interior immigration checkpoint in Texas with a small group of migrants.
Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended more than 1,600 migrants in a 14-hour period on Wednesday, according to Chief Patrol Agent Jason D. Owens. By the end of the day, that number climbed to nearly 1,900 migrants.
Border Patrol agents and Texas law enforcement teamed up to apprehend 42 migrants on a ranch located 30 miles from Mexico. Many of the apprehended migrants will face state charges for criminal trespass.
According to a law enforcement source within U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), a group of more than 100 migrants was encountered entering a remote area between Del Rio and Eagle Pass, Texas. The area is patrolled by Border Patrol agents from the Brackettville Station. They have not seen groups this large in recent times.
A suspected human smuggler is in federal custody after he allegedly shot at Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents during a traffic stop. None were injured during the shooting.
Border Patrol agents in South Texas continue to arrest gang members and previously deported sex offenders after they illegally cross the border from Mexico into the United States.
Border Patrol agents in the Del Rio and Laredo Sectors interdicted 10 human smuggling attempts during a six-day period ending on August 31. The incidents led to the arrest of 18 suspected human smugglers and 100 illegal immigrants.
Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a previously deported Mexican national with a murder conviction. The agents found the man hiding on a train after he illegally re-entered the United States.
Border Patrol agents along the southwest border with Mexico continue to rescue migrants left behind to die by cartel-connected human smugglers. Despite much lower illegal border crossings this year, the rescue of migrants has already exceeded last year’s total, officials state.
Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents interdicted a human smuggling attempt where 37 migrants were packed into a livestock trailer. The agents found the migrants after a short pursuit where the alleged smuggler drove off the road and through a fence.
Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents disrupted four human smuggling efforts during a two-hour period on June 9. The interactions led to the arrest of 12 illegal aliens and four suspected human smugglers.
Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents arrested two groups of smugglers and illegal immigrants following vehicle pursuits. One of the chases ended when the alleged smuggler lost control and crashed into a building.
Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended an allegedly armed human smuggler during a human smuggling attempt. Del Rio Sector agents have observed an increasing trend in armed human smugglers.
Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended nine migrants who fled into the brush following the end of a police pursuit near Bracketteville, Texas. The human smuggler managed to avoid apprehension.
Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents disrupted seven human smuggling attempts, leading to the arrest of 11 smugglers and 27 migrants over the past weekend. The foreign nationals came from the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico.
Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a twice deported Honduran man who was reportedly armed with a pistol before his arrest. The agents found him with a group of 15 migrants. This is the third armed human smuggling encounter for Brackettville Station Border Patrol agents in a one-week period.
A Kinney County Sheriff’s Office deputy arrested an armed human smuggler as he attempted to sneak four illegal aliens into the U.S. interior. Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents also found another handgun near the scene of a second foiled human smuggling attempt.
Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents rescued 11 migrants stranded on an island in the middle of the Rio Grande. The six adults and five children were stuck south of Del Rio, Texas.
A suspect shot a U.S. Border Patrol agent during an attempted vehicle stop near the Texas border on Friday night. Another agent returned fire striking and killing the shooting suspect. The agent is expected to survive the attack.
Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents say they disrupted two human smugglers during inland patrols near Brackettville, Texas. The alleged smugglers, two U.S. citizen females, carried a total of nine illegal immigrants in their respective vehicles.
Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents stopped two previously deported sex offenders from successfully making their way back into the U.S. — one a child molester, the second, a rapist.