Texas Border Business
EDINBURG, Texas – On Friday, Border Patrol agents arrested two convicted Salvadoran nationals with prior arrests for sexually related offenses.
Just after midnight, McAllen agents working near Mission, Texas, arrested a Salvadoran national whose record checks revealed an arrest for sexual battery by the Loudon County Sheriff’s Office in Virginia. A judge sentenced the man to 12 months of confinement.
A few hours later, McAllen agents working near Los Ebanos, Texas, arrested a Salvadoran national after entering the United States illegally. During processing, record checks revealed an arrest and conviction in New York state for sexual misconduct. The man received six years of probation for the crime.
The public is encouraged to take a stand against crime in their communities and to help save lives by reporting suspicious activity at 800-863-9382.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation’s borders at and between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.
