On November 19, 2017, Border Patrol Agent Rogelio Martinez died as the result of critical injuries he suffered while on patrol near Van Horn, Texas.
Agent Martinez entered on duty with the U.S. Border Patrol on August 12, 2013, as a member of Academy Class 1018. Agent Martinez was 36 years old and assigned to the Van Horn Station in the Big Bend Sector. He is survived by his parents, brothers, son, fiancée, and her children.