EDINBURG, Texas – In a span of less than 12 hours, Border Patrol agents assigned to the Rio Grande Valley Sector’s McAllen and Rio Grande City stations arrested two previously convicted sex offenders and a member of the notorious Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang.
Early Tuesday (3/4) morning, McAllen Border Patrol agents encountered a Honduran national attempting to enter the United States illegally near Hidalgo, Texas. During record checks, it was determined that the arrested alien is a confirmed Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang member. Shortly after, Rio Grande City Border Patrol Agents encountered an adult male, Mexican national near Rio Grande City,