The seizure occurred yesterday at the Progreso International Bridge.
In a social media post, ICE said that 118 people had been arrested, including people with prior convictions that included homicide, theft and child sexual abuse.
The Colony Ridge development has long been under scrutiny from conservative lawmakers, think tanks and influencers who cast it as a hotbed for undocumented immigrants and cartel crime.
Travelers are prohibited to bring in fresh eggs, raw chicken, unprocessed avian products and/or live birds into the United States.
Before federal agents arrested them, the couple who runs the bakery in Los Fresnos said they “knew this would happen one day,” a federal agent testified at court hearing.
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.