TBB Staff
RGV Agents Respond to Migrants in Distress
EDINBURG, TX – Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Sector (RGV) agents utilize assets, technology, and cooperate with partners to perform lifesaving efforts.
CDC Extends Order at the Southern and Northern Land Borders
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued an order under Sections 362 and 365 of the Public Health Service Act, and associated implementing regulations, that temporarily suspends the introduction of certain noncitizens based on the Director’s determination that introduction of such noncitizens
RGV Agents Encounter Large Groups of Migrants
EDINBURG, TX– Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Sector agents recently encountered three large groups of migrants.
Gov. Abbott Sends Letter to U.S. Attorney General Regarding Executive Order GA-37
Governor Greg Abbott sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland regarding Executive Order GA-37.
RGV Border Patrol Arrests a Mara-Salvatrucha and a Sex Offender
Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Sector (RGV) agents arrested a Mara-Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang member and a previously convicted sex offender.
Hidalgo County Judge invites President Biden to the border to witness local challenges with...
Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez invited President Joseph R. Biden to come to South Texas “to witness first-hand the challenges being created by current (immigration) policy.”
Keeping it 100
Grandma’s chocolate chip cookies, laughing until your stomach hurts… and when the instructions work, IKEA furniture. Only a few things in this world even come close to perfection. But at South Texas College, the Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) program really does have a perfect score.
City of El Paso Offers More Testing, Urges Community to Vaccinate
Beginning this week, the City of El Paso is expanding its COVID-19 testing to three additional permanent sites and a mobile site.
CBP Officers Seize $185K in Cocaine
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Gateway International Bridge intercepted a load of alleged cocaine, hidden within a 2013 Mercedes.
Agents in RGV Seize $197K Worth of Marijuana
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Sector agents interdict three drug smuggling attempts resulting in the seizure of more than 246 pounds of marijuana.























