Rio Grande Valley Sector - Page 11

U.S. Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley Sector reported apprehending nearly 7,000 migrants in a single week who illegally crossed the border from Mexico into Texas.

Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol agents rescued four migrants who had been abandoned on Texas ranches. Sheriff’s office officials in Brooks county reported 50 migrant deaths during 2018 on these ranches located about 80 miles north of the Texas-Mexico border.

Border Patrol agents in the Laredo and Rio Grande Valley Sectors found nearly 30 migrants in the sleeper and cargo areas of tractor-trailers as they attempted to sneak through inland Border Patrol checkpoints this week.

Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley Sector apprehended more than 1,300 migrants in a single day this week. This represents the largest 24-hour apprehension total since June 2014.

The North American Butterfly Association filed for a temporary restraining order to stop the Trump Administration from building sections of border barriers in South Texas.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers seized a half a ton of methamphetamine estimated to be worth more than $14 million dollars as smugglers attempted to move the drugs through a South Texas border crossing. The smugglers allegedly concealed the methamphetamine within a commercial shipment of fresh produce this past Wednesday.

U. S. Border Patrol agents apprehended more than 150,000 migrants who illegally crossed between ports of entry during the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2019. Of those, nearly 100,000 consisted of families and unaccompanied minors.

A Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agent risked his life to rescue a drowning migrant.

Cartel drug smugglers moved a 900-pound shipment of marijuana bearing a cartoon of U.S. President Donald Trump into Texas. The cartoon appears to mock President Trump and his border security comments. Border Patrol agents seized the load, preventing its delivery into the U.S.

Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents stopped four previously deported sex offenders in as many days from successfully re-entering the U.S. interior. In addition, the agents also stopped an MS-13 member.

Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents came upon more than 300 migrants who crossed the border illegally on December 18 to surrender themselves. The group consisted mainly of unaccompanied minors and family units, officials stated.

Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents stopped three sex offenders from successfully re-entering the U.S. after they illegally crossed the border into Texas. Two of the criminal aliens had convictions for sexual offenses against children — the third for sexual battery.

Sheriff’s deputies in a Texas county located 80 miles from the U.S.-Mexico Border reported the recovery of two migrants’ remains who apparently died attempting to circumvent the Falfurrias Border Patrol Checkpoint.

Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended a large group of mostly Central American migrants who crossed the border near the town of Abram, Texas. At least one Kosovan joined the group of more than 100 families and unaccompanied minors who surrendered after crossing from Mexico.

Government reports indicate that more than 1,100 Central American migrants cross illegally per day into the U.S. along the southwest border with Mexico. Breitbart News traveled to the Rio Grande Valley Sector in South Texas where hundreds of migrants cross daily.

Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley Sector stopped five members of violent gangs from successfully making their way into the U.S. interior in separate incidents. The agents also stopped two previously deported child sex offenders as well.

A Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agent came under attack from an illegal alien during arrest attempt.

Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley Sector arrested two gang members after they illegally crossed the border from Mexico. Agents found one of the members embedded with a group of 12 illegal immigrants. He had his seven-year-old daughter traveling with him.

Rio Grande Valley Sector agents arrested two child sex predators in separate incidents near the Texas-Mexico border over the past weekend. The migrants had convictions for sexual offenses involving minors in Florida and Minnesota.

Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended nearly 200 Central American migrants in a single day after they illegally crossed the border from Mexico. The three groups of migrants consisted of large groups of family units and unaccompanied minors.

Rio Grande Valley Sector agents arrested multiple sex offenders and violent gang members during a two-day period beginning on November 26. Those included two MS-13 members, an 18th Street member, an alleged sex offender with an active warrant, and two men convicted for other sexual offenses.

Human smugglers led Border Patrol on multiple pursuits, ending in the apprehension of several migrants and the recovery of two stolen vehicles. At least one chase resulted in a crash involving an innocent motorist.

Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley Sector stopped several criminal aliens and three gang members from making their way successfully into the U.S. interior. Those arrested included two child rapists, two killers, a member of the 18th Street gang and two MS-13 gang members.

The annual death toll in Texas’ deadliest county for migrants climbed to 45 this week with the discovery of two additional bodies.

Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley Sector apprehended two large groups of Central American migrants who illegally crossed the border. The groups, consisting of nearly 100 family units and unaccompanied minors, surrendered to Border Patrol agents after they illegally entered the U.S. from Mexico in two separate incidents.

Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley Sector arrested three Central Americans who are known members of violent gangs. The agents also arrested five illegal immigrants with criminal histories that include convictions for homicide, child rape, and other sexual crimes against children.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced the awarding of a second contract to begin construction of new border walls in the Rio Grande Valley Sector. The contract calls for the building of approximately eight miles of new or replacement border barriers beginning in February 2019.

Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley Sector apprehended a group of more than 90 migrants who surrendered after illegally crossing into Texas.

Border Patrol agents witnessed a 378 percent increase in the number of migrants families in October compared to the same month in 2017.

Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents intercepted a group of Central American migrants and nearly $400,000 in drugs at an immigration checkpoint about 80 miles from the Texas-Mexico border.

Border Patrol agents and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers teamed up to stop three sex offenders from making their way into the U.S. from Mexico.

Border Patrol agents rescued a Central American migrant from possibly drowning in the Rio Grande River that separates Texas and Mexico. The migrant was part of a larger group who were illegally crossing into Texas.

Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a member of the transnational criminal gang known as Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) on Friday. The agents found the gang member traveling with two children and a group of nine other migrants. Earlier that day, agents arrested two other criminal aliens who had crossed the border illegally into the U.S.

Border Patrol agents apprehended an average of nearly 1,100 migrants along the U.S-Mexico Border every day in the past fiscal year. During the most recent month, that number jumped to nearly 1,400.

Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley Sector discovered more than 60 illegal aliens, mostly from Central America, in stash houses near the Texas border with Mexico on November 1. The agents found the migrants in two separate incidents.

Federal officials announced the award of a contract to allow construction of new sections of border walls in the Rio Grande Valley Sector of South Texas. The $145 million construction project is slated to begin in February 2019.