Border Patrol Finds 20 Illegal Immigrants Smuggled as Human Cargo in Trailer
Federal agents arrested a Texas truck driver headed to pick up a load of watermelons after they found 20 illegal immigrants hiding in the trailer.
Tag: Human Smuggling
Border Patrol Saves Woman Left to Die by Human Smugglers 80 Miles from Texas Border
U.S. Border Patrol agents rescued an illegal immigrant from Honduras who had been left to die in the brush by a human smuggler. The woman suffered from serious dehydration.
One of 50 in Smuggled Group, Salvadoran Child Dies After Crossing the Rio Grande
An 11-year-old Salvadoran child who was part of a very large group of women and children that had just crossed the Rio Grande into Texas died from heat related complications. The smuggling action attempt took place in 100+ degree heat Thursday evening right under the Anzalduas International Bridge when more than 50 immigrants were caught by U.S. Border Patrol Agents.
Human Smugglers Running Wild in Texas Border City
In the most open area of the Texas border, human smugglers are running wild in their efforts to circumvent U.S. Border Patrol Agents. Earlier this week, border patrol agents arrested 10 suspected human smugglers in connection with various conspiracies to smuggle more than 75 illegal aliens in total.
23 Arrested For Roles Smuggling Hundreds of Illegal Immigrants A Week
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Western Texas announced the 23 arrests and two additional arrests for federal drug charges this week. Authorities say the illegal immigrant smuggling ring operates in Eagle Pass, Crystal City, Carrizo Springs, Uvalde, San Antonio, Laredo, Dallas and other areas of Texas.
US Customs Officer Arrested in Human Smuggling Scheme at Border
An officer with U.S. Customs and Border Protection faces federal charges for allegedly helping a previously convicted felon and other illegal immigrants enter the country through his post at one of the international bridges in El Paso.
Mexican Cops Capture Ukrainian Illegal Immigrant Heading to Texas Border
A suspected human smuggler faces charges in Mexico in connection to transporting a Ukrainian man and six other illegal immigrants toward the border.
Six Mexican Nationals Smuggled Drugs into US to Pay Cartel River Crossing Fees
Six Mexican nationals confessed to federal agents of smuggling marijuana bundles in order to pay off their river crossing fees to enter the U.S. illegally.
Two Texas Border Churches Set on Fire, Authorities Suspect Arson
Two churches in a rural community near the Texas border were intentionally set on fire almost simultaneously. Investigators of the crime are puzzled about the motive for the fires.
Laid Off Oil Worker Turns to Human Smuggling, Court Records Say
The rough patch that the Texas oil industry currently endures apparently encouraged a former oil worker to take up human smuggling to make quick money. That is what he allegedly told federal agents that after his arrest, according to court records.
Aliens and Onions at the Border
Federal agents arrested a group of 11 illegal immigrants who had been hiding inside a truck carrying a shipment of onions.
DOJ Prosecuted Over 2,700 Human Smugglers in 2014, Mostly in Texas
The Department of Justice released a report this week showing more than 2,700 human smugglers were prosecuted by the federal government in FY2014. Well more than half of those were prosecuted in the state of Texas.
Border Patrol Chief Abruptly Retires in Troubled Border Surge Sector
The chief of the U.S. Border Patrol Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Sector announced his retirement this week without any advance notice. The chief is stepping down from the top post in the same area that last year saw a humanitarian crisis as thousands of illegal immigrants and unaccompanied minors flooded across the border.
Serbia Calls Hungary Initiative ‘New Berlin Wall’ as Migrant Crisis Divides EU
Hungary announced plans to build a 100 mile-long wall across their border with Serbia in order to stem the invasion. Serbian leaders harshly condemned the border fence. Their foreign minister went so far as to call it the “new Berlin Wall.”
Court Records: Texas Border Cop Used Her Children In Attempt To Fool Border Patrol
A police officer from McAllen, Texas took her two children with her in what authorities are calling an attempt to smuggle two illegal immigrants past a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint. The former cop appears to have driven through the checkpoint just a week before in a similar human smuggling run.
Texas Border Cop Quits After Human Smuggling Arrest
A Texas border cop lost her job following her arrest by U.S. Border Patrol agents during a human smuggling attempt.
Border Patrol Agents Arrest 144 Illegal Immigrants Near Texas Border
Two separate stash house raids have resulted in the arrest of 144 illegal immigrants caught near the Texas border.
GUILTY: Texas Border Cop Admits to Human Smuggling
A former Texas border cop with a gambling problem plead guilty to federal human smuggling charges and claimed to have done it several times before. As previously reported by Breitbart Texas , Luis Enrique Guevara, a reserve Cameron County Deputy Constable had been driving Nissan Pathfinder near Robstown, Texas when a police officer pulled him over for speeding and caught him with human cargo. Since his arrest Guevara is no longer a law enforcement officer.
15 Gunmen Invade Texas Border Home, Shoot Mother and Child
A group of 15 heavily-armed masked gunmen kicked down the door of a Texas border home and opened fire without warning, in a home invasion that injured a 9-year-old boy and his 33-year-old mother.
Border Patrol Agents Find 18 Illegal Immigrants in Tractor Trailer and Alleged MS-13 Driver
Over the weekend, Border Patrol agents arrested 16 illegal immigrants stuffed inside a tractor trailer driven by a suspected Mara Salvatrucha gang member.
Border Patrol Captures Group of 73 Illegal Immigrants on Texas Border Ranch
U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested a group of 73 illegal immigrants last week, as the migrants sought to evade detection by making their way through a Texas border ranch.
Trucker Facing Human Smuggling Charges in Texas, 35 Illegal Immigrants Found 80 Miles from Border
A truck driver who federal agents claim was caught with 35 illegal immigrants in his truck is now facing human smuggling charges. U.S. Border Patrol agents working at a checkpoint about 80 miles north of the river arrested Muchiri Rayheed Rhodes this weekend, after they found 35 illegal immigrants hiding in his tractor trailer, court records obtained by Breitbart Texas revealed.
Guatemalan Woman Extradited To U.S. To Face Allegations Of Human Smuggling
A woman from Guatemala is in the U.S. to face charges of smuggling illegal immigrants through South and Central American and into the U.S.
Border Patrol Catches 49 Illegal Immigrants Stuffed in Trailer, SUV and Car
Border Patrol agents arrested 49 illegal immigrants during three separate cases where human smugglers had stuffed them inside a trailer, in the trunk of a car and in an SUV in an effort to get them across a checkpoint.
Texas Cops Take Down Gulf Cartel-Connected Criminal Group at Border
MISSION, Texas — A fully operational criminal organization connected to the Gulf Cartel in Mexico which had been operating on the American side of the border using underage teenagers to smuggle humans using stolen vehicles has been taken down by local and state authorities near the border.
