Release Date: July 16, 2021
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents make 72 arrests from three migrant stash houses and three vehicle pursuits.
Wednesday morning, RGV agents requested assistance from Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) deputies after receiving information of a residence in Donna, Texas, being used to harbor undocumented non-citizens. At the residence, they encountered 32 migrants from Central America and Mexico.
Yesterday afternoon, Donna Police Department requested assistance from the Weslaco Border Patrol Station after encountering several subjects at another Donna residence. Agents responded and determined the 15 subjects were migrants from Central America and Ecuador,