U.S. Border Patrol agents recently arrested four gang members in two days on the Texas-Mexico border.
The arrests occurred on Nov. 28 and 29th, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection press release said. Some of the gang members had prior criminal records both in the United States and their home country of Mexico.
"On Nov. 28, at approximately 9:00 p.m., Brownsville Border Patrol Station agents arrested a group of 11 migrants in farmlands after they illegally entered the United States near Brownsville, Texas," the press release said. "Among the group was a citizen of El Salvador later confirmed to be an MS-13 gang member with prior arrests for aggravated theft in his country."
The next day, agents with the McAllen Border Patrol Station (MCS) arrested three more gang members near Hidalgo, the news release said. Among them was a second El Salvador national identified as a member of MS-13.
Another was a Mexican national identified as a member of the 18th Street gang. The 33-year-old was arrested in 2007 by the McAllen Police Department for aggravated assault on a public servant, the release said. He was convicted in March 2008 and sentenced to 14 years in prison.
Two hours later, MCS agents in Hidalgo detained 11 migrants attempting to avoid detection, the press release said. Authorities identified among them a 23-year-old member of the Paisa gang who had been removed from the United States five previous times.
“All subjects are being processed accordingly,” the release said.
