U.S. Border Patrol Human Smuggling Arrest Leads to Reuniting of Toddler with Family
Release Date: January 22, 2021
EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents stopped a human smuggling attempt on January 20, 2021. The subsequent investigation connected a couple in that case to a one-year-old child who was smuggled through the El Paso Port of Entry earlier in the week.
U.S. Border Patrol agents from the El Paso station identified a human smuggling scheme near the El Paso International Airport January 20.
They encountered four people from Ecuador with fraudulent documents attempting to board flights departing El Paso.
During the interview process, agents learned that days prior, two of the four individuals had secured a smuggler to cross their one-year-old daughter separately through the El Paso port of entry but were unaware of the whereabouts of their child. Border Patrol agents immediately began coordination efforts by reaching out to other agencies and ultimately located t
Del Rio Sector Border Patrol Sees Increase in Encounters
Del Rio Sector Border Patrol Sees Increase in Encounters
Release Date: January 20, 2021
DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol stations in the Del Rio Sector continue to experience a significant increase in encounters despite the many associated dangers.
Since the beginning of Fiscal Year 2021, Oct. 1, Del Rio Sector has encountered more than 31,000 individuals, approximately a 193 percent increase over the same time last year.
For some, the journey proves to be dangerous. Agents in the Del Rio Sector have rescued more than 275 individuals attempting to illegally enter the United States, a 425 percent increase over Fiscal Year 2020.
RGV Law Enforcement Agencies Collaborate to Stop Human Smuggling Attempts
RGV Law Enforcement Agencies Collaborate to Stop Human Smuggling Attempts
Release Date: December 28, 2020
EDINBURG, Texas – Several Rio Grande Valley law enforcement agencies working together stopped six human smuggling attempts, apprehending 64 subjects in these events alone and all occurring in less than 48 hours during the Christmas holidays.
On December 23, Border Patrol agents stopped four human smuggling attempts stemming from a stash house investigation, and three checkpoint interdictions resulting in the apprehension of 18 subjects.
On Thursday, Christmas Eve, the Texas Department of Public Safety requested Border Patrol assistance after they encountered a suspected human smuggling event. Agents discovered seven subjects illegally present in the United States.
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