Texas Border Business
EDINBURG, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol, in coordination with Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), continues to disqualify Commercial Driver’s Licenses (CDLs) of persons convicted of human smuggling charges while operating a motor vehicle.
Over the summer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection noticed an uptick in tractor trailer smuggling attempts throughout South Texas. In response, the U.S. Border Patrol has reconnected with DPS to increase the consequences imposed on smugglers convicted of this life-threatening and reckless smuggling tactic. Since August 2020, the Rio Grande Valley Sector has assisted in the successful disqualification of 36 CDLs from convicted smugglers.
Through the Texas Hold ’Em Initiative, a person convicted of transporting an illegal alien using a motor vehicle will be disqualified for life from driving a commercial vehicle.
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.
