U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents near the Texas-Mexico border disrupted five human smuggling events on Monday and Tuesday, resulting in the arrests of 20 people.
On Monday morning, in Mission, Texas. McAllen Border Patrol Station agents arrested four people who said they were in the U.S. illegally. During processing, agents discovered that one of the subjects was a U.S. citizen who had lied about her identity and had prior migrant smuggling charges.
Later Monday, a Falfurrias Border Patrol Station agent witnessed several people get into a Jeep at a rest stop, and when agents attempted to stop the vehicle, a brief pursuit ensured.