Border Patrol ramps up enforcement with increased prosecutions and strategic removals amid shifting immigration patterns.

16-Year-Old Pleads Guilty to 2023 Cameron Park Murder
Manuel Faustino Martinez admits to killing Jose Alejandro Castillo Villareal at a house party; sentencing set for April.

Edinburg Man Sentenced to 40 Years for Murder
Gerardo Gonzalez pleads guilty to killing Salvador Sanchez, whose body was found in a car trunk.

Hidalgo County Man Sentenced to 42 Years for Sexual Assault of a Minor
John Augustine Rodriguez pleads guilty to repeated sexual abuse of 15-year-old victim.

Former Rio Grande Valley Officer Sentenced to 41 Months in Federal Prison
Ex-officer Michael Gallego-Martinez convicted of illegal firearm possession, drugs, and cash found during traffic stop.

Tamaulipas Man Sentenced to 3 Years for Attempted Drug Smuggling at Pharr Port of Entry
Fidel Aguirre Montalvo, 57, sentenced to three years in prison for attempting to smuggle 24 bundles of cocaine through the Pharr port of entry.