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CBP officers removed the packages which contained a total of 46.16 pounds of alleged cocaine. The estimated street value of the cocaine is $616,389.
The shelters mostly along the Texas-Mexico border reported a plunge in the number of people in their care since the Trump administration effectively closed the border.
Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents discovered 10 illegal aliens in a vehicle stop.
The chief’s comments came after Alice ISD sent a letter to parents Wednesday warning students may be detained and possibly deported if they can’t prove they’re in the country legally. The letter was later removed from the district’s website.
On Jan. 31, CBP officers assigned to the Roma International Bridge cargo facility encountered a tractor trailer making entry from Mexico hauling a commercial shipment of soft drinks.
A letter sent to Alice ISD parents Wednesday said a student may be detained and possibly deported if they cannot prove they are in the country legally.
Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham has also offered a 1,400-acre ranch site in the Rio Grande Valley for mass deportation.
Databases discovered that he was the subject of an outstanding felony arrest warrant for aggravated sexual assault of a child issued by the Nueces County Sheriff’s Office in Corpus Christi.
By being deputized, Texas law enforcement officers can assist in the investigation, apprehension, and detention of illegal aliens as authorized under section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
The program is designed to honor and promote academic excellence throughout the area high schools in Laredo.
CBP officers discovered a total of nearly 890 pounds of alleged methamphetamine within the commodity.
According to the governor, 5,400 illegal immigrants in Texas have a warrant for their arrest.
CBP officers seized the narcotics along with the vehicles.
The 400 members of a special tactical unit left bases in Houston and Fort Worth on Monday morning, according to the governor’s office.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, along with the Drug Enforcement Agency, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives collaborated on “enhanced targeted operations” in both cities, an ICE spokesperson said.
Before the pursuit, a Trooper had observed four occupants bailing out of the vehicle and running toward the brush.
In a letter to U.S. congressional leaders, the governor blamed previous border security policy for leaving Texas “defenseless,” forcing state officials to spend billions.
The bill, named for Laken Riley, a Georgia student killed by an immigrant, adds legislative muscle to President Trump’s immigration enforcement push.