Texas-Mexico Border Activity – Last 30 Days Under Trump Administration
David LeDoux
On Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2020, Americans celebrated the inauguration of the 46th President of the United States.
For the last three years, Corridor News has been covering Texas Border Activity to the best of its ability under the Trump administration.
Texas border issues are complex, and they affect all Texans and Americans.
To most Texans, the border isn’t a political issue or a tool to use against another political party; this is a safety and security issue for our children, families, friends, and local and national law enforcement.
As the nation undergoes this major transition, here’s a look below at Border Activity in Texas over the last 30 days of the Trump Administration.
This information has been gathered and compiled directly from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) information, which is under the purview of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
As for the accuracy of the information below, Corridor News can only decipher and report the information released. Therefore, the number of incidents, arrests, types of narcotics, weight, or the street value of said narcotics is considered the minimum amount.
JUST THE FACTS
DECEMBER 22, 2020 – JANUARY 20, 2021
*NOTE: BELOW IS ONLY WHAT
HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE MEDIA.
*NOT ALL ILLEGAL BORDER ACTIVITY IS REPORTED.
TEXAS BORDER APPREHENSIONS & SEIZURES
| APPREHENSIONS & SEIZURES (*Excluding narcotics. For narcotics, see table below) |
TOTAL |
| TOTAL ARRESTS/APPREHENSIONS |
706- ADULTS |
| TOTAL DECEASED |
2 |
| RESCUED |
48 |
| SEIZURE(S) |
5- TRACTOR TRAILERS
|
| COUNTRIES OF APPREHENSIONS (Home countries of those apprehended/arrested) (USC: United States Citizen) |
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ECUADOR, EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, MEXICO, NICARAGUA, PERU & UNITED STATES |
.
APPREHENSIONS WITH PREVIOUS U.S. CONVICTIONS
|
HOME COUNTRY, NAME, AGE |
CONVICTION(S) OR |
LOCATION OF CRIME |
SENTENCE OR |
|
| 1 |
MEXICAN NATIONAL EDGAR CRUZ MENDOZA 34-YEAR-OLD MAN |
ACTIVE OUTSTANDING WARRANTS… DWI, INTOXICATED VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER AND OTHER RELATED FELONY CHARGES WERE ISSUED ON DEC. 21 FOR AN INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED ON OCT. 27, 2019 WHERE MENDOZA WAS ALLEGEDLY INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT THAT HAD FATAL CONSEQUENCES |
ODESSA, TEXAS |
*CRIMINAL CHARGES ARE MERELY ALLEGATIONS.
|
| 2 |
NATIONALITY NOT PROVIDED MARIO RIVERA-PEREZ |
CONVICTION & ACTIVE WARRANT… SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD |
CHICAGO & PLAINES ILLINOIS |
PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS… |
| 3 |
UNITED STATES CITIZEN RUBEN ANDRADE A 28-YEAR-OLD MALE |
ACTIVE OUTSTANDING WARRANTS… OUTSTANDING WARRANT FOR AGGRAVATED ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON |
DALLAS, COUNTY |
*CRIMINAL CHARGES ARE MERELY ALLEGATIONS. |
| 4 |
NATIONALITY NOT PROVIDED NAME NOT PROVIDED |
CONVICTION & ACTIVE WARRANT… ARRESTED LESS THAN A MONTH AGO FOR PREDATORY CRIMINAL SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A VICTIM LESS THAN 13 AND AGGRAVATED CRIMINAL SEXUAL ABUSE OF A VICTIM LESS THAN 13. THE INDIVIDUAL WAS RELEASED ON A $1 MILLION BOND AND WAS SCHEDULED TO APPEAR IN COURT THIS MONTH. WANTED IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS SHERIFF’S OFFICE ON A WARRANT FOR BOND VIOLATIONS |
JOLIET, ILLINOIS & WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS |
*CRIMINAL CHARGES ARE MERELY ALLEGATIONS. |
| 5 |
MEXICAN NATIONAL ARTURO PALMA-VERA |
CONVICTION & ACTIVE WARRANT… |
SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS |
*CRIMINAL CHARGES ARE MERELY ALLEGATIONS. |
| 6 |
EL SALVADOR NATIONAL NOE MAURICIO DELGADO, A 35-YEAR-OLD MALE |
ACTIVE OUTSTANDING WARRANT… OUTSTANDING WARRANT FOR AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF 14, A 1ST DEGREE FELONY |
HOUSTON, TEXAS |
*CRIMINAL CHARGES ARE MERELY ALLEGATIONS. |
| 7 |
U.S. CITIZEN NAME NOT PROVIDED |
ACTIVE OUTSTANDING WARRANT… CONTEMPT OF COURT |
LOVING, NEW MEXICO |
*CRIMINAL CHARGES ARE MERELY ALLEGATIONS.
|
| 8 |
GUATEMALAN NATIONAL KEVIN RAMIREZ-ESCOBAR, A 19-YEAR-OLD |
CRIMINAL PAST ACTIVITY… A SELF-ADMITTED ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE NOTORIOUS MS-13 GANG. RECORD CHECKS FURTHER REVEALED A PRIOR ORDER OF REMOVAL |
*CRIMINAL CHARGES ARE MERELY ALLEGATIONS. |
|
| 9 |
NICARAGUAN CITIZEN WILLIAM GOMEZ-ZELDON, A 37-YEAR OLD |
MULTIPLE FELONY CONVICTIONS… AGGRAVATED ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON, GRAND THEFT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, ARMED ROBBERY WITH A FIREARM, AND AGGRAVATED KIDNAPPING WITH A WEAPON. RECORDS CHECK FURTHER REVEALED MULTIPLE PRIOR DEPORTATIONS |
U.S. MARSHALS |
NOT PROVIDED |
| 10 |
EL SALVADOR EDGARDO APARICIO-CORTEZ, A 55-YEAR-OLD |
CONVICTION OF… FIRST DEGREE MURDER IN 1990 |
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA |
SENTENCED TO… |
| 11 |
MEXICO CITIZEN PEDRO SANCHEZ-VALLADARES |
CONVICTION OF… INDECENT LIBERTIES WITH A CHILD IN NORTH CAROLINA IN 2007 |
NOT PROVIDED |
SENTENCED TO… |
| 12 |
UNITED STATES CITIZEN ARTURO VASQUEZ TOVAR, A 22-YEAR-OLD |
ACTIVE OUTSTANDING WARRANT… SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD, A 1ST DEGREE FELONY |
DALLAS, TEXAS |
*CRIMINAL CHARGES ARE MERELY ALLEGATIONS. |
| 13 |
HONDURAN NATIONAL NAME NOT PROVIDED |
CONVICTION OF… 2019 FOR 2ND DEGREE RAPE |
SUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YORK |
SENTENCED TO… |
| 14 |
UNITED STATES CITIZEN MICHAEL JAMES DENNY, A 31-YEAR-OLD MALE |
ACTIVE OUTSTANDING WARRANT… |
ALAMANCE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA |
*CRIMINAL CHARGES ARE MERELY ALLEGATIONS. |
WEEKLY NARCOTIC SEIZURES
.
| TYPE OF NARCOTIC | WEIGHT | STREET VALUE |
| COCAINE | 105.57 lbs. | $1,632,991.32 |
| CRYSTAL METH | 22.4 lbs. | $230,720 |
| HEROIN (including White, Brown & Black Tar) |
28.92 lbs. | $656,000 |
| MARIJUANA | 2,292.5 lbs. | $1,490,463 |
| METHAMPHETAMINE (including meth, liquid & crystal) | 307.12 lbs. | $6,136,213 |
| TOTAL | 2957.51 lbs. | $10,146,387.32 |
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WHERE WE GET OUR INFORMATION
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Significant Increase in Apprehensions near Valentine, Texas 
Wednesday, January 20, 2021 | MARFA, Texas – A significant increase in apprehensions has occurred across Big Bend Sector in the last two days with smugglers pushing large groups…
CBP Officers Intercept Methamphetamine Worth Over $2.8 Million at the World Trade Bridge
Wednesday, January 20, 2021 | LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers at the World Trade Bridge seized methamphetamine with a…
Del Rio Sector Border Patrol Sees Increase in Encounters
Wednesday, January 20, 2021 | DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol stations in the Del Rio Sector continue to experience a significant increase in encounters despite the many associated…
Border Patrol Agents Seize Marijuana in the Rio Grande Valley
Wednesday, January 20, 2021 | EDINBURG, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents continue disrupting marijuana smuggling attempts throughout the Rio Grande Valley. Sunday evening, Rio…
Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Arrests 13 Illegal Aliens in Smuggling Attempt
Wednesday, January 20, 2021 | EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents disrupted three human smuggling attempts over the holiday weekend. Yesterday,…
Laredo CBP Officers Apprehend Fugitive Sought for Indecent Liberties with a Child
Tuesday, January 19, 2021 | LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry detained a man with an outstanding warrant for indecent…
Border Patrol Foils Another Human Smuggling Attempt in a Box Truck
Tuesday, January 19, 2021 | LAREDO, TEXAS – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the U.S. Highway 83 checkpoint stopped a human smuggling attempt involving a U…
Laredo CBP Officers Seize Over $650K in Hard Narcotics
Tuesday, January 19, 2021 | LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers at the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge seized heroin that totaled…
Brownsville CBP Officers Seize $1.8 Million in Narcotics in Three Seizures
Tuesday, January 19, 2021 | BROWNSVILLE, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Brownsville Port of Entry intercepted alleged narcotics in three separate…
CBP Officers Intercept Marijuana Worth Over $141K at the World Trade Bridge
Friday, January 15, 2021 | LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers at the World Trade Bridge seized marijuana with a street…
Border Patrol Agents Seize Over 350 Pounds of Marijuana in the Rio Grande Valley Friday, January 15, 2021 | EL REFUGIO, Texas – Agents from the Rio Grande City Border Patrol Station seized $280K in marijuana…
RGV Border Patrol Agents Arrest Sex Offender
Friday, January 15, 2021 | EDINBURG, Texas – Border Patrol agents from the McAllen Border Patrol Station arrest a previously convicted rapist attempting to illegally enter the country…
Laredo Sector Border Patrol Stops Human Smuggling Attempt in Box Truck
Friday, January 15, 2021 | LAREDO, TEXAS – U.S. Border Patrol agents from Laredo Sector stopped a human smuggling attempt involving a U-Haul rental box truck in…
CBP Agriculture Specialists Discover Live Ticks on Concealed Deer Hides at Del Rio Port of Entry
Friday, January 15, 2021 | DEL RIO, Texas — At the peak of deer hunting season, it is not uncommon to see trophy antlers imported from Mexico, but vigilant U.S. Customs and Border…
Laredo CBP Officers Apprehend Fugitive Sought for Sexual Assault of a Child
Thursday, January 14, 2021 | LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Laredo Port of Entry detained a wanted man with an outstanding warrant for sexual…
RGV Border Patrol Agents Seize Over $307K Worth of Marijuana
Wednesday, January 13, 2021 | EDINGURG, Texas – On Tuesday, agents from the Rio Grande City Border Patrol Station seized nearly 400 pounds of marijuana in Starr County…
Del Rio Sector Border Patrol Agents Make Significant Arrests over Weekend
Wednesday, January 13, 2021 | DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Del Rio Sector arrested a convicted murderer and a sex offender on the same day, Jan. 10…
CBP, FDA Seize Unapproved E-Cigarettes Worth $719,453
Wednesday, January 13, 2021 | DALLAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport working in conjunction with agents from the U.S. Food…
Laredo Sector Border Patrol Apprehends MS-13 Gang Member and a Criminal Alien
Wednesday, January 13, 2021 | LAREDO, TEXAS – United States Border Patrol agents assigned to the Hebbronville Border Patrol Station apprehended a member of…
Border Patrol Stops Narcotics Smuggling Attempt
Wednesday, January 13, 2021 | LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Laredo North Station stopped a narcotics smuggling attempt and seized…
Dangerous Trend of Weapons Being Encountered by Laredo Border Patrol
Tuesday, January 12, 2021 | LAREDO, TEXAS – Laredo Sector Border Patrol has encountered a dangerous trend of weapons being encountered during human…
Laredo CBP Officers Apprehend Fugitive Sought for Child Sexual Assault
Tuesday, January 12, 2021 | LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Laredo Port of Entry detained a wanted man with an outstanding warrant for…
Illegal Immigrant with Active Warrant Arrested in Big Bend Sector
Monday, January 11, 2021 | MARFA, Texas – Almost 60 arrests were made across the sector and over 200 pounds of marijuana was seized as Big Bend Sector continues to disrupt human and…
Del Rio Border Patrol Sector Warns of Life-Threatening Conditions
Monday, January 11, 2021 | DEL RIO, Texas – Freezing temperatures, winter mixes of snow and ice, and…
Border Patrol Stops Human Smuggling Attempt in Refrigerated Trailer
Thursday, January 7, 2021 | LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Interstate Highway 35 (I-35) checkpoint stopped a human smuggling attempt involving a refrigerated…
Combined Law Enforcement Action Shuts Down Stash Houses
Thursday, January 7, 2021 | LAREDO, TEXAS – Within hours of each other, Laredo Sector Border Patrol, Homeland Security Investigations, Webb County…
Border Patrol Agents Arrest Man Wanted for Sex Crimes
Wednesday, January 6, 2021 | BRACKETTVILLE, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Brackettville Station arrested a man from…
Brownsville CBP Officers Seize $217K in Methamphetamine at Gateway International Bridge
Tuesday, January 5, 2021 | BROWNSVILLE, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Gateway International Bridge intercepted a load of alleged methamphetamine, hidden…
CBP Field Operations Detects Nearly $3 Million in Hard Narcotics, Seizes Over $188K in Unreported Currency at Hidalgo International Bridge
Tuesday, January 5, 2021 | HIDALGO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations at the Hidalgo International Bridge arrested a 44-year-old woman from…
Shots Fired at Border Patrol Agents During Vehicle Pursuit
Tuesday, January 5, 2021 | BRACKETTVILLE, Texas – Smugglers fired several rounds at Border Patrol agents during a lengthy vehicle pursuit, Jan. 3…
Winter Storm Leads to Humanitarian Rescues Throughout Big Bend Sector
Friday, January 1, 2021 | MARFA, Texas – Severe weather has impacted Big Bend Sector and law enforcement partners in the past 48 hours resulting in numerous rescues of people…
Laredo CBP Officers Apprehend Fugitive Sought for Aggravated Assault
Thursday, December 31, 2020 | LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Laredo Port of Entry detained a wanted man with an outstanding warrant for…
Laredo CBP Officers Seize Over $2.5 Million in Hard Narcotics
Wednesday, December 30, 2020 | LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers at the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge seized methamphetamine that…
Another Convicted Sex Offender Arrested by Agents in the RGV
Monday, December 28, 2020 | EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Agents arrested a convicted sex offender on Christmas Eve while he was attempting to enter the United…
RGV Law Enforcement Agencies Collaborate to Stop Human Smuggling Attempts
Monday, December 28, 2020 | EDINBURG, Texas – Several Rio Grande Valley law enforcement agencies working together stopped six human smuggling attempts, apprehending 64 subjects in…
CBP Field Operations at Anzalduas International Bridge Arrests Starr County Man Wanted on Vehicular Manslaughter Charges
Monday, December 28, 2020 | ANZALDUAS, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations at the Anzalduas International Bridge arrested a Mexican national…
CBP Officers Seize Over $1.1 Million in Narcotics at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry
Tuesday, December 22, 2020 | EAGLE PASS, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry seized hard narcotics valued…
Joint Collaboration leads to the Discovery of Two Stash Houses
Tuesday, December 22, 2020 | EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents working with state and local authorities disrupt two stash houses resulting in the arrest of…
