Texas Border Business
EDINBURG, Texas – Within 12 hours, Rio Grande City agents arrested two illegal aliens with extensive criminal history.
Yesterday afternoon, Rio Grande City agents working near Roma, Texas, apprehended four subjects shortly after illegally entering the United States. During processing, record checks for a Honduran national, later identified as Heliodoro SANTOS-Jerezano, revealed a previous arrest in Louisiana by the Jefferson Parrish Police Department (JPPD). The JPPD charged SANTOS-Jerezano with aggravated rape. SANTOS-Jerezano was subsequently convicted for the crime and he was sentenced to five years confinement.
This morning, agents in Rio Grande City, Texas, arrested a Salvadoran national, later identified as Jose Vicente RECINOS-Hernandez, after he illegally entered the United States. During processing, record checks revealed he is a member of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang. Additional information revealed he has multiple immigration removals along with several arrests in Virginia for assault and battery.
Border Patrol processed both subjects accordingly.
The public is encouraged to take a stand against crime in their communities and report suspicious activity at 800-863-9382.
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.
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