Hundreds of Illegal Aliens Arrested as Invasion Continues

EDINBURG, TX – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents successfully foil five human smuggling attempts and apprehend 172 illegal aliens.

Monday morning, RGV Border Patrol agents, with assistance from the Starr County Sheriff’s Office, apprehended 64 migrants from a human smuggling stash house located in Rio Grande City.  The illegal aliens are citizens of Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and El Salvador. All of the noncitizens were taken into Border Patrol custody.

Monday evening, agents assigned to the Weslaco Border Patrol Station responded to a call for assistance from the Donna Police Department with a possible human smuggling stash house in Donna.  Upon arrival at the residence, agents encountered 53 illegal aliens. The criminals were from Mexico and Central America.  No principal or caretaker was identified at the location.  All illegals were transported to a Border Patrol station for processing. 

Additionally, RGV agents apprehended a total of 55 illegal aliens in three separate failed human smuggling attempts.

All subjects are being processed accordingly.

Even with the spread of the COVID-19 virus, human smugglers continue to try these brazen attempts with zero regard for the lives they endanger nor to the health of the citizens of our great nation.  The U.S. Border Patrol agents of the Rio Grande Valley Sector will continue to safeguard the nation and community against these criminal elements.