A man was sentenced to prison for a human smuggling operation that spanned over 17 years across the Rio Grande Valley. Julian Alberto Soto was sentenced to nearly ...

Texas police uncovered a shocking human smuggling attempt on May 20 after stopping a Ford Mustang packed with eight undocumented individuals in El Paso County. The bust, supported by state aircraft ...

The Foreign Press Center Reporting Tour on Deterring Global Illegal Migration and Enforcing the Law at the U.S. Southwest Border brought together multiple U.S. government departments and agencies for ...

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A man found guilty of human smuggling has been sentenced to almost four years in prison after leading law enforcement on a ...

A man has been sentenced to 99 years in prison in connection with a human smuggling case that left one person dead in 2023, according to a news release from District Attorney Tonya Spaeth Ahlschwede.

Border Patrol agents in the Laredo Sector helped the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office carry out several arrests and search ...

The arrests came after police discovered 15 women in a home, who they say are victims of human labor trafficking. The initial suspicion arose when a pest control company was called to the ...

ROCKSPRINGS, Texas — A 24-year-old New York man was sentenced to 99 years in prison for human smuggling causing death, following a week-long trial in Edwards County. Jhan Carlos Fernandez was also ...

In the past 19 months, authorities have continued to perform online stings to combat human trafficking in Central Texas. In the first sting last year, McNamara said 20 people were arrested ...