Press Release

U.S. Border Patrol agents rescued a family of undocumented immigrants, one of whom passed away, and found 14 others who were lost in the cold.

“Crossing the border illegally poses multiple hazards,” said Del Rio Sector Chief Patrol Agent Felix Chavez. “Sadly another human life was lost yesterday while attempting to illegally enter the United States.”

The Maverick County Sheriff’s Department assisted US Border Patrol in an operation that resulted in the arrest of 11 undocumented immigrants in a safe house on the 900 block of Second St. on Sunday.