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: U.S. Border Patrol
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.
OUTRAGE: Ringleader in Murder of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry Gets Away with Slap on Wrist
The ringleader of the rip crew that murdered U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry in 2010 received a slap on the wrist thanks to federal prosecutors in Arizona. The prosecutors asked that he only receive a 30 year prison sentence instead of a possible life term in prison or a possible death sentence.
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.
Previously Deported Illegal Alien, Convicted Kidnapper from China Arrested at Texas Border
U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested at the Texas border a Chinese illegal alien previously convicted in the U.S. for kidnapping and deported from the United States.
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.
8 Illegal Alien Sex Criminals Arrested near Texas Border
Eight illegal aliens with criminal convictions for sexual crimes were caught this past weekend near the Texas 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.
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.
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.
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.
Illegal Alien Sends Border Patrol Agent to Hospital after Assault
An illegal alien from Honduras has been accused of attacking a U.S. Border Patrol Agent who was trying to stop a group of illegal immigrants that had just crossed the Rio Grande.
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.
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.
Fleeing Smuggler Rolls Pickup during Failed ‘Splashdown’ Attempt
U.S. Border Patrol agents seized almost 1,000 pounds of marijuana after a fleeing drug smuggler drove his truck into the Rio Grande.
Government Watchdog Obtains Documents of 2014 Mexican Army Incursion into US
MCALLEN, Texas — The government watchdog group Judicial Watch has released some documents tied to an accidental incursion by the Mexican military into the Arizona border from June 2014.
Breitbart Texas Director Honored by Laredo Border Patrol Agents
In front of a room packed with more than 150 Border Patrol agents, the local chapter of the National Border Patrol Council honored Breitbart Texas and Managing Director Brandon Darby for their work in exposing the realities of law enforcement along America’s southern border.
Border Patrol Agents Pull Smugglers out of Burning Car
Border Patrol agents concluded a high-speed chase with two drug traffickers by pulling them out of a burning vehicle and saving their lives. The chase began when U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Harlingen station spotted smugglers loading drugs into a minivan near the border community of El Ranchito, just off the Rio Grande, information provided to Breitbart Texas by Border Patrol revealed.
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.
Mexico Attacks US Border Patrol Over Boat Wreck, Agents Fight Back
MCALLEN, Texas — Tensions have sparked after the Mexican consulate issued a harsh statement blaming the U.S. Border Patrol for a boat crash that left a child and two agents injured.
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.
Two US Border Patrol Agents and Mexican Child Injured in Boating Crash on Texas Border
Two U.S. Border Patrol agents and a Mexican child were injured in what appears to have been a boating accident along the Rio Grande River on the Texas border with Mexico. While the case remains under investigation and the information is preliminary in nature, two agents on a boat had been conducting routine patrols around Anzalduas Park when a Mexican boat abruptly turned into the path of the U.S. border patrol boat causing a collision, said RGV Sector Chief Kevin Oaks during a news conference that Breitbart Texas attended.
Texas Border Militia Member Pleads Guilty To Federal Weapons Charge
MCALLEN, Texas — In a surprise move, a member of the Texas border militia group Rusty’s Rangers pleaded guilty to a weapons charge of being a felon in possession of a weapon. The surprise plea came just one day after John Foerster went before U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen held a competency hearing to determine if the so-called militia member was competent enough to understand the charges and face trial, court records obtained by Breitbart Texas revealed.
