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RGV Criminal Migrants and Gang Members Arrests Week-In-Review

Release Date
Fri, 07/22/2022

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents arrested two sex offenders, a criminal, and seventeen gang members this week.

McAllen Border Patrol Station (MCS) agents apprehended seven migrants near Havana. One of the subjects later identified as Juan Castillo-Morales, a Mexican national, was previously sentenced to two years confinement for indecency sexual battery of a 14-year-old child. MCS arrested another sex offender previously sentenced to five years confinement for felony aggravated sexual assault and contributing to the delinquency of a child.  Additionally, a migrant was apprehended with a criminal history and a 24-month incarceration for willful child cruelty. 

Fort Brown Border Patrol Station (FTB) agents arrested Mauro Martinez-Saenz, a Mexican national, who was sentenced to three years incarceration in Hidalgo County for sexual assault of a child. FTB agents also assisted the U.S. Marshals with an arrest warrant for a U.S. citizen wanted for a drug related kidnapping.

RGV agents arrested 17 gang member whose criminal history ranged from possession of a firearm/marijuana, theft, and evading arrest in the U.S. Some of these criminals were arrested in their home country for aggravated homicide and terroristic threats.

All subjects were processed accordingly.

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the comprehensive management, control, and protection of our nation’s borders, combining customs, immigration, border security, and agricultural protection at and between official ports of entry.

Last Modified: Jul 22, 2022