Agents Discover 71 Illegal Aliens in Stash Houses in Rio Grande Valley, Texas Agents Discover 71 Illegal Aliens in Stash Houses in Rio Grande Valley, Texas Release Date: February 24, 2021 EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents disrupt a human smuggling stash house operating in the Rio Grande Valley. Yesterday, the Pharr Police Department contacted RGV agents requesting their assistance with a possible human smuggling stash house operating in Pharr, Texas. When agents and officers arrived on scene, they discovered 71 illegal aliens inside the home. Agents determined the subjects were from the countries of Nicaragua, Guatemala, El Salvador, Mexico, and Honduras.