National Guard Soldier Missing After Trying to Save Illegal Migrant in Rio Grande
Rescue efforts have included search parties in boats and helicopters, as well as dive teams, according to documents obtained by Military Times and The Texas Tribune.
CBP Officers Seize Cocaine, Heroin and Marijuana
Officers working at El Paso area ports of entry seized 19.67 pounds of cocaine, 14.2 pounds of heroin and 559 pounds of marijuana within a span of two days.
Illegal Migrants Rescued from Hidden Compartment
Agents rescue several illegal migrants trapped within a cattle trailer hidden compartment.
Toddler Abandoned at Border
Many of the unaccompanied children encountered by Border Patrol are very young and unable to provide names or phone numbers of family members.
RGV Agents Encounter Four Large Groups Within Several Days
RGV agents encountered two more large groups in Starr County.
39 Arrests from Two U-Hauls at RGV Checkpoints
RGV agents foil four smuggling attempts, resulting in 46 arrests.
Large Groups Encountered in RGV
In recent days, RGV BP agents encountered 802 migrants in six large groups.
Four Migrant Smuggling Events Interdicted
RGV agents interdicted four migrant smuggling events with the assistance of the DPS resulting in 28 arrests.
Five Smuggling Events Foiled in One Day
Falfurrias Border Patrol Checkpoint encountered three migrants unlawfully present in the U.S. and discovered a small amount of methamphetamine concealed in a cigarette box.
RGV Agents Provide Support to Distressed Illegal Migrants
Kingsville Border Patrol Station agents encountered a group of seven migrants near Sarita.
Border Patrol agents arrest six gang members in three days
RGV Sector BP agents arrested six subjects with gang affiliations in three days.
Criminal Migrants and Gang Members Arrested Throughout the RGV
RGV Sector agents arrested multiple gang members and criminal migrants with extensive criminal histories including murder and sexual assault convictions and charges.
Human Smugglers Cause Brush Fire and Property Damage
RGV agents disrupted six migrant smuggling attempts resulting in 15 arrests.
What is Operation Lone Star?
The governor has ordered thousands of state troopers and National Guard members to the border since last year.
Falfurrias BP find Illegal Migrant Under Vehicle Floorboard
RGV Sector Border Patrol agents disrupted five illegal migrant smuggling attempts resulting in 39 arrests.
Laredo Sector Border Patrol Agents stop a human smuggling attempt involving a box truck
Laredo North Station agents working at the Interstate Highway 35 (I-35) immigration checkpoint stopped a human smuggling attempt involving a commercial box truck.
RGV Agents Arrest Five Gang Members
RGV Sector Border Patrol agents arrested four Mara-Salvatrucha (MS-13) and an 18th Street gang members over several days.
Brownsville CBP Officers Seize $846K Worth of Narcotics in Two Seizures
CBP officers at the Brownsville Port of Entry intercepted alleged narcotics in two separate enforcement actions that have a combined estimated street value of $846,030.
CBP Officers Apprehend Fugitive Wanted for Child Fondling
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Anzalduas International Bridge apprehended Jose Arnulfo Pena Monarrez, a male Mexican citizen from Fort Worth, Texas who had an arrest warrant associated with child-related sex crimes.
Kingsville BP Find 19 Illegal Migrants Locked in a Refrigerated Trailer
Kingsville agents working at the Javier Vega Jr. Border Patrol Checkpoint rescued 19 illegal migrants locked in a refrigerated trailer.