Border Agents Arrest Another 273 Illegal Alien Invaders

EDINBURG, TX – Rio Grande City Border Patrol Station (RGC) agents apprehend 273 illegal alien invaders in two large groups in two separate events.

Saturday morning, RGC agents observed a large group of illegals, comprised of mostly family groups enter the United States near Roma, TX. The group was consisted of 138 family members and seven single adults. The illegal aliens are from the countries of Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Ecuador.

Sunday morning, RGC agents working in La Grulla, TX, encountered a large group of alien invaders after they illegally entered the United States. The group was made up of five single adults, 18 unaccompanied children, and 105 family members. The 128 illegal aliens are from the countries of Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and Nicaragua. Border Patrol processed all subjects accordingly.

Fiscal year to date Rio Grande Valley Border Sector (RGV) agents have encountered nearly 70 large groups of illegal alien invaders entering the United States.

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.