A series of recent incidents at the United States southern border has highlighted ongoing challenges with illegal immigration and human smuggling. A Mexican national, who was in the U.S. under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, was arrested for human smuggling. In a separate incident, Texas Department of Public Safety officers apprehended a 17-year old and a 16-year old after a car chase, discovering they were allegedly smuggling five illegal immigrants in a pick-up truck. Additionally, U.S. Border Patrol agents in Del Rio, TX, and Rio Grande Valley, TX detained several individuals with criminal backgrounds attempting to re-enter the country illegally, including two child sex offenders with prior felony convictions, a Pakistani illegal immigrant who was caught following a high speed pursuit and had paid $13,000 to a Mexican smuggling organization, and others with criminal records such as a murderer and another felon.
Border Patrol catches two child sex offenders, a murderer, and felon illegally entering US https://t.co/cgFrrmELYK
Texas authorities captured a Pakistani illegal immigrant who allegedly paid a Mexican smuggling organization $13,000 to be smuggled into the United States. https://t.co/tEhCiblJyx
Illegal immigrant from Pakistan caught & arrested by TX authorities following a high speed pursuit & bailout in the RGV. https://t.co/gg1qm14WRi
Another two child sex offenders caught at the southern border. https://t.co/MFgzrRbXI3
1/23: USBP agents in Del Rio, TX & Rio Grande Valley, TX nabbed two child sex offenders with prior felony convictions. These subjects were caught trying to re-enter the U.S. illegally. Agents being out on patrol is what stopped them from getting to your communities. #HonorFirst https://t.co/4yT4H7botR
17-year old and 16-year old alleged human smugglers were caught by Texas Department of Public Safety officers after a car chase. Officers found five illegal immigrants stuffed into the pick-up truck and referred them to Border Patrol. https://t.co/aqgxH3A4b3
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