Tag: Border Patrol
Edinburg man sentenced to 97-month prison term in meth, heroin smuggling case
An Edinburg man who avoided a federal trial was sentenced to a more than 8-year prison term for trying to smuggle drugs, records show.
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Records show uptick in child border crossings in RGV
A debate over semantics is stewing in Washington, D.C. to describe the immigration changes along the border, including in the Rio Grande Valley, as...
51-month term handed down in botched ammo run case
A U.S. citizen who attempted to smuggle thousands of rounds of ammunition into Mexico was sentenced Monday, records show.
A federal judge sentenced Javier Campos,...
Harlingen begins sheltering Central American migrants; shelter finds 8 positive for COVID-19
HARLINGEN — Central American migrants are beginning to stop at a city shelter as they seek asylum in the United States.
Last week, the U.S....
Houston woman sentenced in meth/heroin drug case
A Houston woman was sentenced to a more than five-year prison term for her role in attempting to import meth into the country, records...
Honduran woman gives birth near Rio Grande river
A pregnant Honduran woman gave birth in frigid temperatures Friday evening near the Rio Grande, the McAllen Border Patrol Station announced in a news...
Congressman: Border Patrol to discontinue use of costly surveillance blimps on border
Despite support from local Border Patrol agents for the current surveillance blimps in use in the Rio Grande Valley, U.S. Customs and Border Protection...
Judge prevents Biden administration from pausing deportations for two more weeks
By Julián Aguilar, Texas Tribune
A federal judge in Texas has extended the block on President Joe Biden’s deportation moratorium for two more weeks as...
Alleged migrant smuggler arrested after high-speed chase
Border Patrol says a suspected migrant smuggler reached speeds of 100 mph on Monday before crashing his vehicle after a pursuit from San Manuel...
Man killed after threatening agent with rock, source says
A Cuban man encountered by a Border Patrol agent responding to an illegal entry call was threatening to throw a rock at the agent...