HIDALGO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge arrested a 15-year-old male U.S. citizen from Mission, Texas who was wanted on charges of aggravated sexual assault. Officers also detected an individual attempting to utilize someone else’s entry documents to enter the United States and arrested six other persons with outstanding arrest warrants this weekend.
“This was a busy weekend for our officers working the international crossings,” said Port Director Carlos Rodriguez, Hidalgo/Pharr/Anzalduas Port of Entry. “Not only is CBP tasked with processing legitimate trade and travelers, but we also enforce numerous laws and regulations for other agencies as well, such as arresting persons with outstanding warrants.”
at Hidalgo International Bridge.
On Sep. 1, a 15-year-old male U.S. citizen arrived at the Hidalgo-Reynosa International Bridge with his mother through a vehicular lane and an initial primary inspection revealed that he was a possible match to an arrest warrant from the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office. Further secondary inspection confirmed his identity and the active arrest warrant for aggravated sexual assault.
CBP officers at the same border crossing on Aug. 31, arrested a 46-year-old man from Veracruz, Mexico after determining that the Mexican border crossing card that he possessed was not his. The Mexican citizen did not possess any valid documents to legally enter or reside in the United States.
CBP OFO also arrested six other persons with outstanding arrest warrants, both locally and from out-of-state. A 46-year-old woman from Georgia had charges pending for failure to appear and a 25-year-old woman from the Rio Grande Valley had a warrant for neglect of a child. The other people arrested with outstanding arrest warrants were for violations ranging from kidnapping, evading arrest and other immigration-related offenses.
CBP OFO turned over all the wanted persons to local police departments and they were ultimately sent to the Hidalgo County jail to await extradition or criminal proceedings. The male imposter was incarcerated pending an appearance before a U.S. federal magistrate for alleged violation of U.S. immigration law.
Criminal charges are merely allegations. Defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
For more information on the immigration inspection process visit this link on CBP.gov,Immigration Inspection Program.