Del Rio Sector - Page 17

Border Patrol agents in South Texas arrested a child sex offender who was deported in January 2018. His removal followed a five-year prison sentence for sexually assaulting a child.

A Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agent shot and wounded an illegal immigrant during an arrest.

Border Patrol agents in the Del Rio Sector apprehended a Pakistani national who illegally crossed the border from Mexico into Texas. The Pakistani man was reportedly not attempting to seek asylum but to surreptitiously enter the country.

Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents stopped members of violent gangs including MS-13 and the 18th Street from illegally entering the U.S.

Border Patrol agents in Texas rescued a pregnant woman from the Rio Grande River after she failed in her attempt to illegally cross from Mexico.

The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas filed charges on Tuesday against five people allegedly involved in a human smuggling operation that left five illegal immigrants dead after one of their vehicles crashed an rolled over. The five suspected human smugglers could face up to life in prison or the death penalty for their alleged roles.

A human smuggling operation involving at least three vehicles left five illegal immigrants dead after one of the cars crashed while attempting to flee Texas sheriff’s deputies and Border Patrol agents. Two of the vehicles stopped when approached by Border Patrol vehicles while the third fled the scene and eventually crashed.

The approaching summer heat in South Texas is causing an increase in demand for Border Patrol search and rescue resources. Agents in the Rio Grande Valley and Del Rio Sectors are seeing more situations where migrants are placed in danger by cartel-connected human smugglers.

A National Guardsman assigned to assist the Del Rio Border Patrol Sector helped recover a Honduran toddler whose father allegedly kidnapped him before crossing the border illegally into Texas. The guardsman is assigned to electronic monitoring of the border as part of Operation Guardian Support.

Border Patrol agents in the Del Rio Sector welcomed advance planning teams of the Texas National Guard as part of Operation Guardian Support.

Border Patrol agents in the Del Rio Sector stopped a convicted child rapist from illegally immigrating to the U.S. again on Easter Sunday.

A Guatemalan man will spend five years in a U.S. prison after he assaulted a Border Patrol agent in Uvalde, Texas. The agent suffered a concussion after the man pounded his head against a train car.

For many, the winter blast that struck the southwestern U.S. over the past few days was seen as either beautiful or inconvenient — for illegal aliens crossing the border, it became a matter of life or death.

Border Patrol agents from the Del Rio Sector arrested two previously deported child sex offenders in one day. The arrests came on November 29 near the border towns of Carrizo Springs and Eagle Pass, Texas.

Border Patrol agents in Texas and California stopped a convicted child rapist and a fugitive wanted for an alleged sexual assault after they illegally crossed from Mexico.

Border Patrol agents in Texas and Arizona arrested a slew of violent criminal aliens and MS-13 members over the course of the past week.

U.S. Border Patrol agents in the Del Rio Sector arrested a Mexican national with a criminal record of murder and multiple deportations. Agents found the man shortly after he re-entered the U.S.

U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Del Rio Sector assisted local law enforcement in the apprehension of a Mexican national who escaped from a local jail.

An illegal alien tied up a woman and attempted to kidnap her and steal her car after she gave him food and water for three days.

Eleven illegal aliens were found in a stash house in Eagle Pass and have been arrested. Border Patrol officials say there is evidence they had recently crossed the Rio Grande River.

The body of a migrant was found floating in the Rio Grande River in an apparent failed border crossing.

A migrant attempting to cross the border into Texas had to be rescued by Border Patrol agents after succumbing to frigid water in Rio Grande River.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers stopped nearly $40,000 in cash from being smuggled into Mexico, likely into the hands of a Mexican drug cartel.

Border Patrol officials are expanding a successful human smuggler “most wanted” program to the Del Rio Sector in Texas. The program, called “Se Busca Información,” has yielded successful results in other sectors where it has been implemented.

U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Del Rio Sector arrested a sex offender from Honduras who was deported less than five months prior. The man was the third Honduran sex offender-deportee arrested in the sector in one week.

U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Del Rio Sector in south Texas arrested a pair of previously deported sex offenders. Both deportees’ sexual offenses involved minors.

U.S. Border Patrol Agent Julian T. LiDrazzah was honored for his heroic actions that saved the lives of a mother and child trapped in the Rio Grande River border with Mexico.

Federal customs officers seized over 780 pounds of marijuana at an international bridge between Texas and Mexico.

U.S Border Patrol agents in the Del Rio, Texas, sector captured two foreign nationals who had previously been deported for sex crimes against children. One of the men was deported to Guatemala earlier this year.

Two U.S. Border Patrol agents were recognized for their courage during a ceremony where they were presented the Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery. The agents were recognized for their actions in saving an illegal immigrant from rapid currents during a 2014 Rio Grande River border crossing.

HOUSTON, Texas–A Houston police officer and his wife were sentenced to spend 15 months in a federal prison following their conviction on charges of transporting illegal aliens. The couple will also face supervised release and a fine of $1,000.

The deaths of illegal aliens in south Texas has been an issue of concern for several years. Now the Del Rio Sector is also reporting an uptick in the numbers of dead illegal aliens found by Border Patrol agents.

A Texas man has been sentenced to over forty-seven years in a federal prison for attempted murder of a U.S. Border Patrol agent. The man was wanted on state charges out of Midland for murder and attempted murder and shot at an agent after U.S. Border Patrol agents pursued him.

Federal officers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection continue to seize dangerous methamphetamine smuggling shipments at border ports of entry.

Federal officers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) stopped the attempted smuggling of over a half-million dollars’ worth of methamphetamine and cocaine at a Texas port of entry.